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Sternotaxis planus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Echinocoridae

Taxonomy
Spatangus planus was named by Mantell (1822).

It was recombined as Sternotaxis planus by Djabarov (1964).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Spatangus planus Mantell
1964Sternotaxis planus Djabarov p. 21 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,2; text-fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
familyEchinocoridaeLambert 1917
genusSternotaxis
speciesplanus(Mantell 1822)

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.

Sternotaxis planus Mantell 1822
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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: 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: Late/Upper Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Germany Sternotaxis planus (12687)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany Sternotaxis planus (12686 12688)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Turkmenistan Sternotaxis planus (196555 196556)