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Cidaris californicus

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae

Taxonomy
Cidaris californicus was named by Clark (1893). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Cidaris californicus Clark p. 51
1938Cidaris californicus Grant and Hertlein p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
superfamilyCidarideaGray 1825
familyCidaridae
genusCidarisLeske 1778
speciescalifornicusClark 1893

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 californicus Clark 1893
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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: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Barremian or 170.30000 to 125.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (California) Cidaris californicus (156330)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Venezuela Cidaris californicus (90539)