Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Linthia variabilis

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Taxonomy
Linthia variabilis was named by Slocom (1909).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. boreasteria, L. caraibensis, L. gaudryii, L. hollandi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Linthia variabilis Slocom
1953Linthia variabilis Cooke p. 36 figs. Pl 14, figs 18-25

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderPaleopneustina
familySchizasteridae()
genusLinthiaDesor 1853
speciesvariabilisSlocom 1909

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.

†Linthia variabilis Slocom 1909
show all | hide all
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: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:18:10
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:32:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Linthia variabilis (4109 4110)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Arkansas) Linthia variabilis (78179)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Linthia variabilis (4216)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Linthia variabilis (4503 4517 4520 142364)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) Linthia variabilis (4363 197713)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Linthia variabilis (4127 4133 4138 78195 142418 159913 159921 184985 197606 197607 197608)