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Bromidechinus rimaporus

Echinoidea

Taxonomy
Bromidechinus rimaporus was named by Smith and Savill (2001). Its type specimen is BMNH EE6607 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Dunn Hill Quarry, Criner Hills, which is in a Blackriveran carbonate limestone/shale in the Bromide Formation of Oklahoma. It is the type species of Bromidechinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Bromidechinus rimaporus Smith and Savill p. 141 figs. 3-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
genusBromidechinus
speciesrimaporus

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.

†Bromidechinus rimaporus Smith and Savill 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Diet 2: deposit feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 12:05:24
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Blackriveran or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Bromidechinus rimaporus (type locality: 73277)