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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : Linthia : Linthia variabilis |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Linthia variabilis | species | belongs to Linthia | stated with evidence | Slocom, 1909 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Environment | marine (based on Spatangoida) |
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Motility | slow-moving (based on Spatangoida) |
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Vision | limited (based on Echinoidea) |
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Diet | deposit feeder, detritivore (based on Spatangoida) |
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Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Spatangoida) |
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Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) |
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Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Spatangoida) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. W. Cooke. 1953. American Upper Cretaceous Echinoidea. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 254-A:1-44 |
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