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Opisopneustes tripolitanus

Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae

Taxonomy
Spatagoides tripolitanus was named by Checchia-Rispoli (1931).

It was recombined as Opisopneustes tripolitanus by Smith (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Spatagoides tripolitanus Checchia-Rispoli
1995Opisopneustes tripolitanus Smith p. 223

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderHolasteroida
suborderMeridosternata
familyHolasteridae
genusOpisopneustes
speciestripolitanus(Checchia-Rispoli 1931)

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.

Opisopneustes tripolitanus Checchia-Rispoli 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 10:02:19
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:44:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available