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Cyclaster galei

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Taxonomy
Cyclaster galei was named by Jeffery (1997). It is not extant. Its type locality is Koshak-Maastrichtian, which is in a Maastrichtian shallow subtidal limestone/marl in Kazakhstan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Cyclaster galei Jeffery

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderBrissidina
familyBrissidae
genusCyclasterCotteau 1856
speciesgalei

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.

Cyclaster galei Jeffery 1997
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Kazakhstan Cyclaster galei (type locality: 48022)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Kazakhstan Cyclaster galei (48024)