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Bellastrella eifeliana

Edrioasteroidea - Isorophida - Agelacrinitidae

Taxonomy
Bellastrella eifeliana was named by Müller et al. (2013) [= 2004 Edrioasteroids. Basse and Müller: 109, pl. 57, fig. 707. = 2010 Timeischytes specimen. Müller and Hahn: 10.]. Its type specimen is PWL 2010-50832-LS and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bahndamm Blankenheim, which is in an Eifelian marine limestone in the Junkerberg Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Bellastrella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Bellastrella eifeliana Müller et al. pp. 463 - 465 figs. 4d, e, 5b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10a–e

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
orderIsorophida
familyAgelacrinitidaeClarke 1901
genusBellastrella
specieseifeliana

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.

Bellastrella eifeliana Müller et al. 2013
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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
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:42:45
Modified: 2010-02-16 01:51:32
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany Bellastrella eifeliana (type locality: 188768)