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Belochthus chauveli

Edrioasteroidea - Pyrgocystidae

Taxonomy
Belochthus chauveli was named by Sumrall and Zamora (2011). Its type specimen is MHNM 16034 and is a mold. Its type locality is Bou Nemrou echinoderms, Zagora Lc2, which is in a Dobrotivian coastal sandstone/siltstone in the Izegguirene Formation of Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Belochthus chauveli Sumrall and Zamora p. 437 fig. 10,11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
familyPyrgocystidaeKesling 1967
genusBelochthus
specieschauveli

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.

†Belochthus chauveli Sumrall and Zamora 2011
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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: Dobrotivian or 461.00000 to 459.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Morocco (Anti Atlas) Belochthus chauveli (type locality: 194010)