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Pentremites pulchellus

Blastoidea - Pentremitida - Pentremitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Pentremites pulchellus Ulrich p. 242 figs. pl. 2, figs. 1-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classBlastoideaSay 1825
superorderSpiraculata(Jaekel 1918)
orderPentremitidaMatsumoto 1929
familyPentremitidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusPentremitesSay 1820
speciespulchellusUlrich 1917

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.

Pentremites pulchellus Ulrich 1917
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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: 2004-02-28 15:52:18
Modified: 2010-02-09 11:56:54
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Chesterian or 335.40000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Tennessee) Pentremites pulchellus (90811)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Iowa) Pentremites pulchellus (3296 120832)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Illinois) Pentremites pulchellus (230494 230532)