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Calometridae

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Calometridae

Taxonomy
Calometridae was named by Clark (1911). It is extant. Its type is Calometra.

It was assigned to Tropiometracea by Shibata and Oji (2007); and to Tropiometroidea by Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Calometridae Clark
2007Calometridae Shibata and Oji p. 400
2011Calometridae Hess and Messing p. 110

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
superfamilyTropiometroidea(Clark 1908)
familyCalometridaeClark 1911
familyCalometridaeClark 1911

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.

Fm. Calometridae Clark 1911
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G. Calometra Clark 1907
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Calometra callista Clark 1907
G. Gephyrometra Clark 1912
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G. †Kiimetra Shibata and Oji 2007
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Kiimetra miocenica Shibata and Oji 2007
G. Neometra Clark 1912
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G. Pectinometra Clark 1912
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G. Reometra Clark 1934
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Reometra mariae Clark 1912
Invalid names: Oreometra Clark 1912 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:07:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:29:07
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 23.03000 to 11.60800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Japan Kiimetra miocenica (90777)