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Micraster schroederi

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Micrasteridae

Taxonomy
Micraster schroederi was named by Stolley (1892).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Micraster schroederi Stolley
1964Micraster schroederi Djabarov p. 56 figs. Pl 19, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderMicrasterina
familyMicrasteridae()
genusMicrasterAgassiz 1836
speciesschroederiStolley 1892

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.

Micraster schroederi Stolley 1892
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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 Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Turkmenistan Micraster schroederi (196564 196565)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Micraster schroederi (31992)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium (Liege) Micraster schroederi (32147 32150)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Austria Micraster schroederi (48008)