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Hemicosmites sphaericus

Rhombifera - Hemicosmitidae

Taxonomy
Hemicosmites sphaericus was named by Bockelie (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Hemicosmites sphaericus Bockelie

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classRhombifera(Zittel 1879)
superfamilyHemicosmitoida(Jaekel 1918)
familyHemicosmitidaeJaekel 1918
genusHemicosmitesBuch 1840
speciessphaericus

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.

†Hemicosmites sphaericus Bockelie 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationarysubp
Life habit: epifaunalsubp
Diet: suspension feedersubp
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:36:39
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:36:39
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Keila to the top of the Oandu or 453.90000 to 451.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden (Dalarne) Hemicosmites sphaericus (73411)