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Jaekelometra belgica

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Jaekelometridae

Taxonomy
Atelecrinus belgicus was named by Jaekel (1902). It is the type species of Jaekelometra.

It was recombined as Jaekelometra belgica by Rasmussen (1961), Jagt (1999), Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Atelecrinus belgicus Jaekel
1902Atelecrinus belgicus Jaekel p. 1084 figs. fig. 15b
1961Jaekelometra belgica Rasmussen p. 320 figs. Pl 47, fig 6
1999Jaekelometra belgica Jagt p. 84 figs. Pl. 15, figs. 3-12
2011Jaekelometra belgica Hess and Messing p. 146

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
—Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
—Eucladida
subclassArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
familyJaekelometridae
genusJaekelometra
speciesbelgica(Jaekel 1902)

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.

†Jaekelometra belgica Jaekel 1902
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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: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:07:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:29:07
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Jaekelometra belgica (32157)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Jaekelometra belgica (32161)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Jaekelometra belgica (32167 32168)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Netherlands (Limburg) Jaekelometra belgica (32166)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Netherlands Jaekelometra belgica (32160)