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Henricia

Asteroidea - Echinasteridae

Taxonomy
Henricia was named by Gray (1840) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Echinasteridae by Verrill (1870) and Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Spinulosida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Henricia Gray
1870Henricia Verrill
1966Henricia Spencer and Wright p. U70
2002Henricia Sepkoski

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

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.

G. Henricia Gray 1840
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Henricia parahybensis Maury 1930
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: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990

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) H. parahybensis (88070)