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Praeaplocoma

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae

Taxonomy

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Praeaplocoma Broglio Loriga and Berti Cavicchi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classOphiuroidea
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderOphiurina
familyOphiuridae
subfamilyOphiurinae
genusPraeaplocoma

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.

G. †Praeaplocoma Broglio Loriga and Berti Cavicchi 1972
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Praeaplocoma hessi Broglio Loriga and Berti Cavicchi 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:30:09
Modified: 2010-02-12 01:58:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Dienerian to the top of the Smithian or 252.17000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian252.17 - 251.3Italy P. sp. (61806)
Griesbachian252.17 - 251.3Italy P. sp. (61804)
Griesbachian - Dienerian252.17 - 251.3Italy P. sp. (61805)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Italy (Veneto) P. sp. (77392)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Italy P. sp. (61808)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Italy P. hessi (61809 165168) P. sp. (61810)