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Hemiaster scutiger

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae

Taxonomy
Hemiaster scutiger was named by Sharpe (1849). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MNHN.F.R70324.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Hemiaster scutiger Sharpe p. 376–380

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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
speciesscutigerSharpe 1849

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 scutiger Sharpe 1849
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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 Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 99.60000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Portugal (Região do Centro) Hemiaster scutiger (224527)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Portugal (Região do Centro) Hemiaster scutiger (224528)