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Isorophus africanus

Edrioasteroidea - Isorophidae

Taxonomy
Isorophus africanus was named by Sumrall and Zamora (2011). Its type specimen is MHNM 16034.2.2 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.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
I. cincinnatiensis, I. holbrooki, I. warrenensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Isorophus africanus Sumrall and Zamora p. 441 figs. 4A, 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
suborderIsorophinaBell 1976
familyIsorophidaeBell 1976
genusIsorophusFoerste 1916
speciesafricanus

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.

†Isorophus africanus 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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-02-27 13:44:34
Modified: 2009-02-27 15:44:34
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009

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) Isorophus africanus (type locality: 194010)