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Schizaster subcylindricus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Taxonomy
Schizaster subcylindricus was named by Cotteau (1875).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Schizaster subcylindricus Cotteau
1984Schizaster subcylindricus Kier p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderPaleopneustina
familySchizasteridae()
genusSchizasterAgassiz 1835
speciessubcylindricusCotteau 1875

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.

Schizaster subcylindricus Cotteau 1875
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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: Middle Eocene or 48.60000 to 37.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2Mexico (Baja California Sur) Schizaster subcylindricus (43753)