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Australidiadema

Echinoidea - Diadematoida - Diadematidae

Taxonomy

Species
A. alexanderi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Australidiadema Smith and Crame fig. 5,6,7D,E,8B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
orderDiadematoida
familyDiadematidae
genusAustralidiadema

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.

G. †Australidiadema Smith and Crame 2012
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Australidiadema alexanderi Smith and Crame 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 18:22:04
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:42:51
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Antarctica A. alexanderi (216890 216891)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Antarctica A. alexanderi (64196)