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Semiometra saskiae

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Notocrinidae

Taxonomy
Semiometra saskiae was named by Jagt (1999). Its type specimen is NHMM MB 377-4a and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Semiometra saskiae Jagt p. 190 figs. figs. 4, 7
1999Semiometra saskiae Jagt

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
RankNameAuthor
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
superfamilyNotocrinoidea(Mortensen 1918)
familyNotocrinidaeMortensen 1918
genusSemiometraGislén 1924
speciessaskiae

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.

Semiometra saskiae Jagt 1999
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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: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Semiometra saskiae (32156 32157 32174)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Semiometra saskiae (32167 32168)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liège) Semiometra saskiae (78714)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands (Limburg) Semiometra saskiae (32166)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands Semiometra saskiae (32160)