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Trichasteropsis bielertorum

Asteroidea - Trichasteropsida - Trichasteropsiidae

Taxonomy
Trichasteropsis bielertorum was named by Blake and Hagdorn (2003). Its type specimen is holotype MHI 1755, paratypes MHI 1753, 1754, Muschelkalkmuseum Ingelfingen and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Asteroidea, Muschelkalk, Herberhausen, which is in a Pelsonian shallow subtidal limestone in the Jena Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Trichasteropsis bielertorum Blake and Hagdorn p. 44 figs. Fig. 4
2006Trichasteropsis bielertorum Blake et al. p. 290 figs. fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderForcipulatacea
orderTrichasteropsida
familyTrichasteropsiidae
genusTrichasteropsis()
speciesbielertorum

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.

Trichasteropsis bielertorum Blake and Hagdorn 2003
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. B. Blake and H. Hagdorn 2003Trichasteropsid with robust abactinals only weakly differentiated into carinal and circumdorsal series. Marginals robust, abutted across arm midline distally, probably partially separated proximally. Madreporite small.
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: Pelsonian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Niedersachsen) Trichasteropsis bielertorum (66896)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Trichasteropsis bielertorum (type locality: 59967)