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Polycosmites jaekeli

Rhombifera - Caryocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Polycosmites jaekeli was named by Wolfart (2001). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Polycosmites jaekeli Wolfart

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classRhombifera(Zittel 1879)
superfamilyHemicosmitoida(Jaekel 1918)
familyCaryocrinitidaeBassler 1938
genusPolycosmites
speciesjaekeliWolfart 2001

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.

Polycosmites jaekeli Wolfart 2001
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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: stationarysubp
Life habit: epifaunalsubp
Diet: suspension feedersubp
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:36:39
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:36:39
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Middle Ordovician or 471.30000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2Thailand Polycosmites jaekeli (191371)