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Exaesiodiscus compositus

Crinoidea - Exaesiodiscidae

Taxonomy
Exaesiodiscus compositus was named by Gluchowski (1993). Its type specimen is GIUS-4-10/ 1, a set of stem ossicles, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sitkowka-Jaiwica, sets BC, Holy Cross Mountains, which is in a Frasnian/Frasnian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Poland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Exaesiodiscus compositus Gluchowski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
familyExaesiodiscidaeMoore and Jeffords 1968
genusExaesiodiscusMoore and Jeffords 1968
speciescompositus

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.

†Exaesiodiscus compositus Gluchowski 1993
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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: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 12:31:37
Modified: 2010-02-10 07:13:41
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Frasnian to the top of the Late/Upper Frasnian or 382.40000 to 376.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Frasnian - Late/Upper Frasnian382.4 - 376.1Poland (Świętokrzyskie) Exaesiodiscus compositus (type locality: 123052)