Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae
Alternative combinations: Diplothecanthus rosaceus, Echinus rosaceus
Belongs to Clypeaster according to S. K. Donovan et al. 2005
See also Clark and Twitchell 1915, Cooke 1942, De Buisonjé 1974, Durham 1961, Engel 1961 and Sanchez Roig 1926
Sister taxa: Clypeaster (Rhaphidoclypus), Clypeaster abruptus, Clypeaster antillarum, Clypeaster batheri, Clypeaster bowersi, Clypeaster butleri, Clypeaster carrizoensis, Clypeaster caudatus, Clypeaster concavus, Clypeaster cotteaui, Clypeaster cubensis, Clypeaster deserti, Clypeaster europacificus, Clypeaster excentricum, Clypeaster gatuni, Clypeaster herrerae, Clypeaster humilis, Clypeaster japonicus, Clypeaster lanceolatus, Clypeaster lopezriosi, Clypeaster maoadentroensis, Clypeaster meridanensis, Clypeaster ochrus, Clypeaster oxybaphon, Clypeaster parrae, Clypeaster parvus, Clypeaster placentoides, Clypeaster planipetalum, Clypeaster reticulatus, Clypeaster rogersi, Clypeaster rotundus, Clypeaster saipanicus, Clypeaster sanchezi, Clypeaster speciosus, Clypeaster subdepressus, Clypeaster sunnilandensis, Clypeaster topilanus, Clypeaster virescens
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1 collection), United States (2: Florida)
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1), United States (2: Florida)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Aruba (3), the Netherlands Antilles (3)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.