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Moroccopyrgus matacarros

Edrioasteroidea - Pyrgocystidae

Taxonomy
Moroccopyrgus matacarros was named by Sumrall and Zamora (2011). Its type specimen is MPZ2009/449 and is a mold. Its type locality is Tarhia, Lc3, which is in an Ashgill coastal sandstone in the Upper Tiouririne Formation of Morocco. It is the type species of Moroccopyrgus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Moroccopyrgus matacarros Sumrall and Zamora p. 437

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
familyPyrgocystidaeKesling 1967
genusMoroccopyrgus
speciesmatacarros

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.

†Moroccopyrgus matacarros 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: Ashgill or 449.50000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Morocco Moroccopyrgus matacarros (type locality: 194012)