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Schuchertia sprinklei

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae

Taxonomy
Schuchertia sprinklei was named by Blake et al. (2016). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ibex area Black Hills, which is in a Dapingian deep subtidal shelf shale/packstone in the Kanosh Shale Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Schuchertia sprinklei Blake et al. p. 172 figs. 8.3-8.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyPalasterinidae
genusSchuchertia
speciessprinklei

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.

Schuchertia sprinklei Blake et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:35:10
Modified: 2010-02-09 06:02:08
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Dapingian or 471.30000 to 469.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4USA (Utah) Schuchertia sprinklei (type locality: 216844)