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Disasterinae

Echinoidea - Disasteridae

Taxonomy
Disasterinae was named by Gras (1848). Its type is Disaster.

It was assigned to Disasteridae by Jesionek-Szymanska (1963).

Subtaxa
Metaporinus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Disasterinae Gras
1963Disasterinae Jesionek-Szymanska p. 378

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
familyDisasteridae
subfamilyDisasterinaeGras 1848
subfamilyDisasterinaeGras 1848

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.

Subfm. †Disasterinae Gras 1848
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Diet 2: deposit feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 12:05:24
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Valanginian or 140.20000 to 136.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Hungary Metaporinus convexus (66031)