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Triamara

Aristocystitidae

Taxonomy
Triamara was named by Tillman (1967).

It was assigned to Aristocystitidae by Paul (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Triamara Tillman
1971Triamara Paul pp. 46 - 54

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
superfamilySphaeronitidaNeumayr 1889
familyAristocystitidaeBassler 1938
genusTriamaraTillman 1967

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. †Triamara Tillman 1967
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Triamara ventricosa Miller 1879
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Invalid names: Triamara ampla Miller 1892 [synonym], Triamara cutleri Tillman 1967 [synonym], Triamara gyrina Miller and Gurley 1894 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. R. C. Paul 1971A genus of Aristocystitidae in which the left ambulacral branch divides once to give a total of three principal ambulacral grooves, each of which terminates in two ambulacral facets.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationarysubp
Life habit: epifaunalsubp
Diet: suspension feedersubp
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:36:39
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:36:39
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 438.50000 to 430.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clinton439.0 - 438.0USA (Indiana) T. laevis (174514)
Clinton439.0 - 438.0USA (Illinois) T. tumida, T. ventricosa (174584)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5USA (Indiana) Holocystites ventricosus (26803) T. spp., T. ventricosa (26798)
Telychian - Wenlock438.5 - 427.4USA (Indiana) T. tumida (26806)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5USA (Indiana) T. tumida, T. ventricosa (26805)