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Hemicosmites variabilis

Rhombifera - Hemicosmitidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Hemicosmites variabilis 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
speciesvariabilis

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Hemicosmites variabilis 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 Hirnantian or 453.90000 to 443.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Keila453.9 - 453.0Norway (Skien - Langesund) Hemicosmites variabilis (163474)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4Norway Hemicosmites variabilis (163025)