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Isomicraster

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Spatangidae

Taxonomy
Isomicraster is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Spatangidae by Djabarov (1964); to Toxasteridae by Fischer (1966); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Isomicraster Djabarov p. 62
1966Isomicraster Fischer p. U554
2002Isomicraster Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderBrissidina
superfamilySpatangidea
familySpatangidae
genusIsomicraster

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.

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Isomicraster danei Cooke 1953
Isomicraster gibbus Lamarck 1816
Isomicraster rossi Cooke 1953
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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 93.90000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Texas) I. rossi (78174)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Texas) I. danei (78176)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Niedersachsen) I. stolleyi (31992)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Turkmenistan I. gibbus (196564 196565 196566)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Niedersachsen) I. stolleyi (31993)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Arkansas) I. danei (78175)