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Camachoaster maquedensis

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Placatenellidae

Taxonomy
Camachoaster maquedensis was named by Mooi et al. (2018). Its type specimen is MACN-Pi 5809, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Monophoraster bed S of Punta Maqueda, which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in the Chenque Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Camachoaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Camachoaster maquedensis Mooi et al. p. 310 figs. 1, 5-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderScutellina()
infraorderScutelliformes
familyPlacatenellidae
genusCamachoaster
speciesmaquedensis

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.

Camachoaster maquedensis Mooi et al. 2018
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 18:19:59
Modified: 2009-10-08 15:05:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina (Santa Cruz) Camachoaster maquedensis (type locality: 193976)