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Spatangus (Maretia) perornatus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Spatangidae

Taxonomy
Spatangus (Maretia) perornatus was named by Schaffer (1912).

It was synonymized subjectively with Hemipatagus ocellatus by Kroh (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Maretia hoffmanni, S. grandituberculatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Spatangus (Maretia) perornatus Schaffer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderBrissidina
superfamilySpatangidea
familySpatangidae
genusSpatangusGray 1855
subgenusMaretia
speciesperornatusSchaffer 1912

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.

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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available