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Cidaris shastensis

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae

Taxonomy
Cidaris shastensis was named by Clark and Twitchell (1915) [attributed to Clark only]. Its type specimen is USNM 31188 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Round Mountain, west, which is in a Triassic marine horizon in the Cedar Formation of California.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Kier (1968).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Cidaris shastensis Clark and Twitchell p. 23 figs. Pl 7, fig 5
1927Cidaris shastensis Smith p. 125 figs. Pl 104, fig 11
1938Cidaris shastensis Grant and Hertlein p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
superfamilyCidarideaGray 1825
familyCidaridae
genusCidarisLeske 1778
speciesshastensis

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.

Cidaris shastensis Clark and Twitchell 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:08:25
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:42:21
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Triassic or 237.00000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.3USA (California) Cidaris shastensis (type locality: 203308)