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Isaster aquitanicus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Toxasteridae

Taxonomy
Spatangus aquitanicus was named by Grateloup (1836).

It was recombined as Isaster aquitanicus by Kroh (2001).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Krause (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2018-07-02

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Spatangus aquitanicus Grateloup
1853Epiaster aquitanicus dOrbigny
1927Ismidaster toulai Boehm
2001Isaster aquitanicus Kroh

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
familyToxasteridae
genusIsaster
speciesaquitanicus(Grateloup 1836)

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.

Isaster aquitanicus Grateloup 1836
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Invalid names: Epiaster aquitanicus dOrbigny 1853 [synonym], Ismidaster toulai Boehm 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:18:10
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:32:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Austria Isaster aquitanicus (47930)