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Diploporaster

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Taxonomy
Diploporaster was named by Mortensen (1950) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1242]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Schizasteridae by Fischer (1966) and Henderson (1975); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Diploporaster Mortensen p. 160
1966Diploporaster Fischer p. U576
1975Diploporaster Henderson p. 18
2002Diploporaster Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderPaleopneustina
familySchizasteridae()
genusDiploporasterMortensen 1950

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. Diploporaster Mortensen 1950
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Diploporaster flemingi Henderson 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:18:10
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:32:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Otaian to the top of the Lillburnian or 21.70000 to 12.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand D. flemingi (155794 155796)
Lillburnian13.65 - 12.7New Zealand D. flemingi (155792 155793)