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Cryptozonia

Asteroidea - Cryptozonia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Cryptozonia Sladen
1915Cryptozonia Clark and Twitchell p. 28
1915Cryptozonia Schuchert p. 162

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderCryptozonia
orderCryptozonia

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.

Or. Cryptozonia Sladen 1889
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Superfm. †Palaeosolasteracea Schuchert 1915
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Invalid names: Palaeosolasteridae Schuchert 1915 [empty]
Superfm. †Schuchertiacea Schuchert 1915
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Fm. †Schoenasteridae Schuchert 1915
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G. †Schoenaster Meek and Worthen 1860
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Schoenaster fimbriatus Meek and Worthen 1860
Schoenaster legrandensis Miller and Gurley 1890
Schoenaster wachsmuthi Meek and Worthen 1866
Invalid names: Stenasteracea Schuchert 1915 [empty], Urasterellacea Schuchert 1915 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:35:10
Modified: 2010-02-09 06:02:08
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Chadian to the top of the Arundian or 346.70000 to 340.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Schoenaster fimbriatus (699)