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Micraster corbovis

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Micrasteridae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Micraster corbovis Forbes p. 342
1964Micraster corbovis Djabarov p. 45 figs. Pl 16, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderMicrasterina
familyMicrasteridae()
genusMicrasterAgassiz 1836
speciescorbovis

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.

Micraster corbovis Forbes 1850
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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: 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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Egypt (Sinai) Micraster corbovis (3762)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Micraster corbovis (38595 38601)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Egypt (Sinai) Micraster corbovis (3765)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Turkmenistan Micraster corbovis (196656)