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Metablastus wortheni

Blastoidea - Troosticrinida - Troosticrinidae

Taxonomy
Pentremites wortheni was named by Hall (1858).

It was recombined as Saccoblastus wortheni by Hambach (1903); it was recombined as Metablastus wortheni by Feldman (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Pentremites wortheni Hall p. 606 figs. pl. 15, fig. 1
1903Saccoblastus wortheni Hambach p. 43
1987Metablastus wortheni Feldman

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderTroosticrinidaBather 1900
familyTroosticrinidaeBather 1899
genusMetablastusEtheridge and Carpenter 1886
specieswortheni(Hall 1858)

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.

Metablastus wortheni Hall 1858
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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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Osagean to the top of the Meramecian or 352.00000 to 335.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Kentucky) Metablastus wortheni (6205)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Kentucky) Metablastus wortheni (2713 2780)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Missouri) Metablastus wortheni (230513)