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Hexedriocystis mimus

Eocrinoidea

Taxonomy
Hexedriocystis mimus was named by Sumrall and Zamora (2011). Its type specimen is MPZ2009/453 and is a mold. Its type locality is Tarhia, Lc3, which is in an Ashgill coastal sandstone in the Upper Tiouririne Formation of Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Hexedriocystis mimus Sumrall and Zamora p. 451 fig. 22A,B,D,F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classEocrinoideaJaekel 1918
genusHexedriocystis
speciesmimus

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Hexedriocystis mimus Sumrall and Zamora 2011
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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: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:44:55
Modified: 2010-02-11 00:40:17
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ashgill or 449.50000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Morocco Hexedriocystis mimus (type locality: 194012)