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Micraster leskei

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Micrasteridae

Taxonomy
Micraster leskei was named by d'Orbigny (1855).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. aturicus, M. crassissimus, M. regularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Micraster leskei d'Orbigny
1964Micraster leskei Djabarov p. 47 figs. Pl 16, fig 3; pl 17, fig 1

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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
speciesleskeid'Orbigny 1855

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 leskei d'Orbigny 1855
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Coniacian or 93.50000 to 85.80000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Egypt (Sinai) Micraster leskei (3762)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Micraster leskei (38595 38601)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Micraster leskei (99235)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Germany Micraster leskei (12686 12688 12689 12690 12691 12692 12693 12704)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Poland Micraster leskei (97983)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Turkmenistan Micraster leskei (196557)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Germany Micraster leskei (12718 12719 12720)