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Hertha mystica

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Antedonidae

Taxonomy
Hertha mystica was named by von Hagnow (1840). It is the type species of Hertha.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Hertha mystica von Hagnow
1913Antedon cava Nielsen
1924Hertha suecica Gislen
1961Hertha mystica Rasmussen p. 345 figs. Pl 51, figs 1-3
2007Hertha mystica Eagle p. 98
2011Hertha mystica Hess and Messing p. 137

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
RankNameAuthor
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
subclassArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
superfamilyAntedonoidea(Norman 1865)
familyAntedonidaeNorman 1865
subfamilyHeliometrinaeClark 1909
genusHerthaHagenow 1840
speciesmysticavon Hagnow 1840

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.

Hertha mystica von Hagnow 1840
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Invalid names: Antedon cava Nielsen 1913 [synonym], Hertha suecica Gislen 1924 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:07:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:29:07
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Hertha mystica (32022)