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Leptometra phalangium

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Antedonidae

Taxonomy
Alecto phalangium was named by Mueller (1841). It is extant. It is the type species of Leptometra.

It was recombined as Leptometra phalangium by Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Alecto phalangium Mueller p. 182
2011Leptometra phalangium Hess and Messing p. 143

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
RankNameAuthor
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
subclassArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
superfamilyAntedonoidea(Norman 1865)
familyAntedonidaeNorman 1865
genusLeptometraClark 1908
speciesphalangium(Mueller 1841)

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.

Leptometra phalangium Mueller 1841
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available