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Ellipticoblastus ellipticus

Blastoidea - Spiraculata - Orbitremitidae

Taxonomy
Pentremites elliptica was named by Sowerby (1825).

It was recombined as Elaeacrinus ellipticus by Shumard (1863); it was recombined as Orbitremites ellipticus by Fay (1961); it was recombined as Ellipticoblastus ellipticus by Bauer et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Pentremites elliptica Sowerby p. 317 figs. pl. 11 f. 4
1863Elaeacrinus ellipticus Shumard p. 112
1961Orbitremites ellipticus Fay p. 69 figs. Plate 43, figures 1-3, 10-11; text-figs. 186, 187
2017Ellipticoblastus ellipticus Bauer et al. p. 854 fig. 4.10–4.12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classBlastoideaSay 1825
subclassEublastoideaBather 1899
orderSpiraculataJaekel 1918
familyOrbitremitidaeBather 1899
genusEllipticoblastusFay 1960
speciesellipticus(Sowerby 1825)

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.

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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: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:52:18
Modified: 2010-02-09 11:56:54
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Chadian or 346.70000 to 340.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (England) Orbitremites ellipticus (5983)