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Brisaster latifrons

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Taxonomy
Schizaster latifrons was named by Agassiz (1898).

It was recombined as Brisaster latifrons by Grant and Hertlein (1938) and Lindley (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Schizaster latifrons Agassiz
1938Brisaster latifrons Grant and Hertlein p. 122
2001Brisaster latifrons Lindley p. 135

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderPaleopneustina
familySchizasteridae()
genusBrisasterGray 1855
specieslatifrons(Agassiz 1898)

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.

Brisaster latifrons Agassiz 1898
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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: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 28.40000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Papua New Guinea Brisaster latifrons (204726)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Papua New Guinea Brisaster latifrons (204727)