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Echinosphaera

Taxonomy
Echinosphaera was named by Angelin (1878). It is extant.

It was assigned to Echinodermata by Loeblich and Tappan (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Echinosphaera Angelin
1961Echinosphaera Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
RankNameAuthor
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
genusEchinosphaeraAngelin 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.

G. Echinosphaera Angelin 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
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2005-02-03 07:43:57
Modified: 2022-12-08 21:49:31
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available