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Hemicosmites grandis

Rhombifera - Hemicosmitidae

Taxonomy
Hemicosmites grandis was named by Jaeckel (1899). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Taibel, near Habsal (= Haapsalu), which is in a Porkuni marine horizon in the Arina Formation of Estonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Hemicosmites grandis Jaeckel p. 310 fig. 73
1979Hemicosmites grandis Bockelie p. 365

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classRhombifera(Zittel 1879)
superfamilyHemicosmitoida(Jaekel 1918)
familyHemicosmitidaeJaekel 1918
genusHemicosmitesBuch 1840
speciesgrandisJaeckel 1899

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.

†Hemicosmites grandis Jaeckel 1899
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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: stationarysubp
Life habit: epifaunalsubp
Diet: suspension feedersubp
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:36:39
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:36:39
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Porkuni or 445.60000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Estonia (North Estonia) Hemicosmites grandis (type locality: 211491)