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Heropyrgus disterminus

Edrioasteroidea - Edrioasterida - Rhenopyrgidae

Taxonomy
Heropyrgus disterminus was named by Briggs et al. (2017). Its type specimen is OUMNH C.36043 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Heropyrgus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Heropyrgus disterminus Briggs et al. p. 2 fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
orderEdrioasteridaBell 1976
suborderEdrioblastoidinaFay 1962
familyRhenopyrgidaeHolloway and Jell 1983
genusHeropyrgus
speciesdisterminus

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.

Heropyrgus disterminus Briggs et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:42:45
Modified: 2010-02-16 01:51:32
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Wenlock or 432.90000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7United Kingdom Heropyrgus disterminus (68060)