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Heteraster oblongus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Toxasteridae

Taxonomy
Heteraster oblongus was named by Brogniart (1821).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. couloni, H. pomeli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Heteraster oblongus Brogniart

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
familyToxasteridae
genusHeteraster
speciesoblongusBrogniart 1821

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.

†Heteraster oblongus Brogniart 1821
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:18:10
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:32:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 125.77000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Portugal Heteraster oblongus (73518)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Heteraster oblongus (2576)
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Portugal Heteraster oblongus (73501)
Late/Upper Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Romania Heteraster oblongus (221641)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57France Heteraster oblongus (65910)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Algeria Heteraster oblongus (40786)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Spain (Valenciana) Heteraster oblongus (45154)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Portugal (Lisboa) Heteraster oblongus (32320)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Portugal Heteraster oblongus (73556)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Switzerland Heteraster oblongus (2177 2231)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Serbia Heteraster oblongus (67546)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Algeria Heteraster oblongus (40787)