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Thresherodiscus ramosus

Edrioasteroidea - Isorophida - Agelacrinitidae

Taxonomy
Thresherodiscus ramosus was named by Foerste (1914). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Thresherodiscus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Thresherodiscus ramosus Foerste
2006Thresherodiscus ramosus Sumrall and Gahn pp. 503 - 504 figs. 1, 4, 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
orderIsorophida
familyAgelacrinitidaeClarke 1901
genusThresherodiscus
speciesramosus

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.

Thresherodiscus ramosus Foerste 1914
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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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-02-27 13:45:10
Modified: 2009-02-27 15:45:10
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Shermanian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Thresherodiscus ramosus (64568)