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Lispidecodus plinthotus

Edrioasteroidea - Isorophida - Agelacrinitidae

Taxonomy
Lispidecodus plinthotus was named by Kesling (1967). Its type specimen is USNM 154961, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Lispidecodus plinthotus Kesling
2006Lispidecodus plinthotus Sumrall and Gahn pp. 504 - 505 figs. 2, 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
orderIsorophida
familyAgelacrinitidaeClarke 1901
subfamilyDiscocystinae
genusLispidecodus
speciesplinthotus

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.

Lispidecodus plinthotus Kesling 1967
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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 13:45:36
Modified: 2009-02-27 15:45:36
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Kinderhookian or 358.90000 to 352.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0Canada (Alberta) Lispidecodus plinthotus (64579)