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Phymosoma baylei

Echinoidea - Phymosomatidae

Taxonomy
Cyphosoma baylei was named by Cotteay (1864). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Phymosoma baylei by Smith (1991), Manso and Andrade (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Cyphosoma baylei Cotteay p. 584 figs. pl. 1138, fig. 8-13
1991Phymosoma baylei Smith p. 28 figs. Pl 4G-I; pl 5D,E; text-figs 21,22
2008Phymosoma baylei Manso and Andrade p. 320

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Calycina(Gregory 1900)
suborderPhymosomatoida()
familyPhymosomatidae
genusPhymosomaHaime 1853
speciesbaylei(Cotteay 1864)

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.

Phymosoma baylei Cotteay 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitesubo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingsubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:30:22
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:47:39
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Brazil Phymosoma baylei (195543)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Brazil Phymosoma baylei (90505)