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Schizaster (Paraster) rougeriei

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Taxonomy
Schizaster (Paraster) rougeriei was named by Tessier and Roman (1973). Its type specimen is MNHN-F-R06435 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Falaises de Fresco, bed 2-5 undivided, which is in a Ypresian marine sandstone in the Falaises de Fresco Formation of Cote D'Ivoire.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Schizaster (Paraster) rougeriei Tessier and Roman p. 158 figs. Pl 2, figs 8-16

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

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 (Paraster) rougeriei Tessier and Roman 1973
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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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Cote D'Ivoire Schizaster rougeriei (type locality: 209344)