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Micraster glyphus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Micrasteridae

Taxonomy
Micraster glyphus was named by Schluter (1869).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. aturicus, M. crassissimus, M. leskei, M. quebrada, M. regularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Micraster glyphus Schluter
1964Micraster glyphus Djabarov p. 60 figs. Pl 20, 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
speciesglyphusSchluter 1869

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 glyphus Schluter 1869
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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: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Campanian or 83.50000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1France (Poitou-Charentes) Micraster glyphus (87397)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Micraster glyphus (31992)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Micraster glyphus (64141)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Micraster glyphus (64187)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Micraster glyphus (63985 63995 64002 64127 64128 64130 64131 64132 64134 64135 64136 64142 64143 64155 64180)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Niedersachsen) Micraster glyphus (31993)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Turkmenistan Micraster glyphus (196567 196659)