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Jurapecten hessi

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Benthopectinidae

Taxonomy
Jurapecten hessi was named by Gale (2011). Its type specimen is holotype BMNH EE 13594, paratypes EE 13592-13609 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Jurapecten.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Jurapecten hessi Gale p. 76 figs. Fig. 6a–h
2021Jurapecten hessi Gale and Jagt p. 161 figs. Figs 6C, G, 7K–Y

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyBenthopectinidae
genusJurapecten
specieshessi

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.

Jurapecten hessi Gale 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. S. Gale 2011As for genus, by monotypy
A.S. Gale and J.W.M. Jagt 2021Jurapecten in which the marginals bear a sculpture of discrete, rounded rugosities and 1–3 larger spine bases on inferomarginals. Ambulacral base short.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:35:10
Modified: 2010-02-09 06:02:08
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Jurapecten hessi (61724)