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Pentremites clavatus

Blastoidea - Pentremitida - Pentremitidae

Discussion

Not homonym Pentremites clavatus Schultze 1866

Taxonomy
Pentremites clavatus was named by Hambach (1880). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. abruptus, P. planus, P. princetonensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Pentremites clavatus Hambach
2024Pentremites clavatus Bohatý et al.

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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
speciesclavatusHambach 1880

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 clavatus Hambach 1880
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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: Pendleian or 330.30000 to 326.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian - Pendleian335.9 - 326.9USA (Indiana) Pentremites clavatus (7005 7015 7017)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Illinois) Pentremites clavatus (7066)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Kentucky) Pentremites clavatus (7063)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Indiana) Pentremites clavatus (6938 6963)