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Caribbaster

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Taxonomy
Caribbaster was named by Kier (1984) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 343].

It was assigned to Schizasteridae by Kier (1984), Donovan and Rowe (2000); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Caribbaster Kier p. 67
2000Caribbaster Donovan and Rowe p. 658
2002Caribbaster Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderPaleopneustina
familySchizasteridae()
genusCaribbaster

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Caribbaster Kier 1984
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Caribbaster loveni Cotteau 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:18:10
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:32:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.03000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian - Late/Upper Eocene41.03 - 33.9Jamaica C. loveni (69727)