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Coulonia caseyi

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Coulonia caseyi was named by Gale (2020). Its type specimen is holotype NHMUK EE 16662, paratypes NHMUK EE 16663–16665 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Coulonia caseyi Gale p. 310 figs. figs 5A-E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyAstropectinidae
genusCoulonia
speciescaseyi

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.

Coulonia caseyi Gale 2020
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A.S. Gale 2020Coulonia in which superomarginals are proportionately narrow and possess only a short lateral fasciolar surface. Inferomarginals with broad fasciolar surfaces, extending across 40% of the breadth of the ossicle, and irregular, coarse spine pits on the actinal surface.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2007-10-02 03:56:56
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:31:00
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990
Collections
No collection or age range data are available