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Diploblastus glaber

Blastoidea - Troosticrinida - Troosticrinidae

Taxonomy
Granatocrinus glaber was named by Meek and Worthen (1869).

It was recombined as Diploblastus glaber by Fay (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Granatocrinus glaber Meek and Worthen p. 91
1961Diploblastus glaber Fay pp. 64 - 65 figs. Plate 48, figures 1-12; plate 49, figures 1-9; text-figs. 113-119

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderTroosticrinidaBather 1900
familyTroosticrinidaeBather 1899
genusDiploblastus
speciesglaber()

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.

†Diploblastus glaber Meek and Worthen 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:52:18
Modified: 2010-02-09 11:56:54
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Chesterian or 335.50000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Illinois) Diploblastus glaber (230494)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Montana) Diploblastus glaber (230495)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Iowa) Diploblastus glaber (3296 120832)