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Polycosmitidae (disused)

Rhombifera - Polycosmitidae

Taxonomy
Polycosmitidae was named by Jaekel (1918). Its type is Polycosmites.

It was assigned to Polycosmitida by Beaver et al. (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Polycosmitidae Jaekel
1967Polycosmitidae Beaver et al. p. S227

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyPolycosmitidaJaekel 1918
familyPolycosmitidaeJaekel 1918
familyPolycosmitidaeJaekel 1918

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.

Fm. †Polycosmitidae Jaekel 1918
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:36:13
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:45:28
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available