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Schizaster (Paraster) delorenzoi

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Taxonomy
Schizaster delorenzoi was named by Checchia-Rispoli (1950).

It was recombined as Schizaster (Paraster) delorenzoi by Roman (1976).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. ameghinoi, S. batheri, S. gaudryi, S. major, S. symmetricus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Schizaster delorenzoi Checchia-Rispoli
1976Schizaster (Paraster) delorenzoi Roman p. 65 figs. Pl 2, fig 7

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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()
genusSchizasterAgassiz 1835
subgenusParaster()
speciesdelorenzoi(Checchia-Rispoli 1950)

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.

†Schizaster (Paraster) delorenzoi Checchia-Rispoli 1950
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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

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Qatar Schizaster delorenzoi (209101 209104 209106)