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Heteraster constrictus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Toxasteridae

Taxonomy
Enallaster constrictus was named by Fourtau (1921).

It was recombined as Heteraster constrictus by El Qot (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Enallaster constrictus Fourtau
2021Heteraster constrictus El Qot p. 23 figs. 10F-H

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
familyToxasteridae
genusHeteraster
speciesconstrictus(Fourtau 1921)

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.

Heteraster constrictus Fourtau 1921
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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: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 122.46000 to 99.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Portugal Heteraster constrictus (73556 73566)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Egypt Heteraster constrictus (220856)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Egypt Heteraster constrictus (98325)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Egypt Heteraster constrictus (98327)