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Henricia parahybensis

Asteroidea - Echinasteridae

Taxonomy
Henricia parahybensis was named by Maury (1930). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Right bank of Rio Gramame (Sphenodiscus zone), which is in a Maastrichtian/Maastrichtian carbonate limestone in the Gramame Formation of Brazil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Henricia parahybensis Maury p. 120 figs. pl. 5, fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
Spinulosida()
familyEchinasteridae
genusHenricia
speciesparahybensis

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.

Henricia parahybensis Maury 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2009-09-04 11:53:59
Modified: 2009-09-04 13:53:59
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Brazil (ParaĆ­ba) Henricia parahybensis (type locality: 88070)