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Echinosphaerites (Echinosphaerites)

Rhombifera - Echinosphaeritidae

Taxonomy
Echinosphaerites (Echinosphaerites) was named by Wahlenberg (1821). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Echinosphaerites by Wahlenberg (1821).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Echinosphaerites (Echinosphaerites) Wahlenberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyCaryocystitidacea(Jaekel 1918)
familyEchinosphaeritidaeNeumayr 1889
genusEchinosphaeritesWahlenberg 1818
subgenusEchinosphaeritesWahlenberg 1821

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.

Subg. †Echinosphaerites (Echinosphaerites) Wahlenberg 1821
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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: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:36:13
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:45:28
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available