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Giraliaster bellissae

Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae

Taxonomy
Giraliaster bellissae was named by Foster and Philip (1978). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Awamoko Creek near Rams Head, which is in a Waitakian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Otekaike Limestone Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Giraliaster bellissae Foster and Philip p. 813

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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
speciesbellissae

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 bellissae 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 Waipawan to the top of the Waitakian or 55.80000 to 21.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waipawan55.8 - 53.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) Giraliaster bellissae (51079)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Giraliaster bellissae (type locality: 204588)