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Sphaeronites crateriformis

Sphaeronitidae

Taxonomy
Sphaeronites crateriformis was named by Růžička (1927). It is not extant. It is the type species of Paleosphaeronites.

It was recombined as Paleosphaeronites crateriformis by Prokop (1964), Mergl and Prokop (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Sphaeronites crateriformis Růžička
1964Paleosphaeronites crateriformis Prokop p. 9
2006Paleosphaeronites crateriformis Mergl and Prokop p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
superfamilySphaeronitidaNeumayr 1889
familySphaeronitidaeNeumayr 1889
genusSphaeronitesHisinger 1828
speciescrateriformisRůžička 1927

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.

Sphaeronites crateriformis Růžička 1927
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available