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Decaschisma pulchellus

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Phaenoschismatidae

Taxonomy
Codaster pulchellus was named by Miller and Dyer (1878).

It was recombined as Decaschisma pulchellum by Macurda (1983); it was recombined as Decaschisma pulchellus by Bauer (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Codaster pulchellus Miller and Dyer
1983Decaschisma pulchellum Macurda pp. 1 - 2 figs. PI. 1,figs. 1-15;Table 1
2018Decaschisma pulchellus Bauer pp. Appendix 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderFissiculataJaekel 1918
familyPhaenoschismatidaeEtheridge and Carpenter 1886
genusDecaschismaFay 1961
speciespulchellus(Miller and Dyer 1878)

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.

Decaschisma pulchellus Miller and Dyer 1878
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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: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-12-09 05:26:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 07:26:53
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Wenlock or 432.90000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) Decaschisma pulchellum (26778 26787 26789 26792 26794)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) Decaschisma pulchellum (26788 26802)