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Giraliaster jubileensis

Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae

Taxonomy
Giraliaster jubileensis was named by Foster and Philip (1978). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Giralia Anticline, west flank, north end, which is in a Paleocene/Paleocene marine sandstone in the Pirie calcarenite Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Giraliaster jubileensis Foster and Philip p. 805

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderHolasteroida
suborderMeridosternata
familyHolasteridae
genusGiraliaster
speciesjubileensis

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.

Giraliaster jubileensis Foster and Philip 1978
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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: actively mobileo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 10:02:19
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:44:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Paleocene to the top of the Late/Upper Paleocene or 61.70000 to 55.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.7 - 55.8Australia (Western Australia) Giraliaster jubileensis (type locality: 204581)