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Macraster

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Toxasteridae

Taxonomy
Macraster was named by Roemer (1888) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti K Ceno].

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Macraster Roemer p. 191
1966Macraster Fischer p. U555
2002Macraster Sepkoski

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

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. †Macraster Roemer 1888
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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 Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 125.00000 to 99.60000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mexico (Sonora) M. sp. (82135)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0France M. sp. (58939)
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian112.03 - 105.3France M. polygonus (56522)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3France M. polygonus (38036 56846) M. sp. (58368 58422)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France M. polygonus (56552 58527)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Alicante) M. polygonus (38035)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) M. nodopyda, M. elegans, M. arguilera (58637)