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Encrinaster pontis

Ophiuroidea - Encrinasteridae

Taxonomy
Aspidosoma pontis was named by Clarke (1913).

It was recombined as Encrinaster pontis by Schuchert (1915) and Jell and Theron (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Aspidosoma pontis Clarke figs. pl. 35 figs. 1-4
1915Encrinaster pontis Schuchert pp. 244-245
1999Encrinaster pontis Jell and Theron p. 163

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
familyEncrinasteridae
genusEncrinaster
speciespontis()

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.

Encrinaster pontis Clarke 1913
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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: Devonian or 419.20000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian419.2 - 358.9Brazil (Lambedor) Aspidosoma pontis (75176)