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Hemiaster zululandensis

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae

Taxonomy
Hemiaster zululandensis was named by Besairie and Lambert (1930).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Hemiaster zululandensis Besairie and Lambert p. 116 figs. Pl 10, figs 3,4
2012Hemiaster zululandensis Smith and Crame p. 319 fig. 10,11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
familyHemiasteridae
genusHemiaster
specieszululandensisBesairie and Lambert 1930

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.

Hemiaster zululandensis Besairie and Lambert 1930
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 106.30000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Hemiaster zululandensis (86497)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Antarctica Hemiaster zululandensis (216875 216876 216880 216881 216885 216886 216887)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Mozambique Hemiaster zululandensis (174811 174827)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Hemiaster zululandensis (98220)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Mozambique Hemiaster zululandensis (174823)