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Echinarachniidae

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Echinarachniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Echinarachniidae Lambert and Thiéry
1955Echinarachniidae Durham p. 163
1962Echinarachniidae Hall, Jr. p. 65
1966Echinarachniidae Durham p. U481
1988Echinarachniidae Linder et al. p. 953
2010Echinarachniidae Kroh and Smith p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderScutellina()
infraorderScutelliformes
familyEchinarachniidae
familyEchinarachniidae

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.

Fm. Echinarachniidae Lambert and Thiéry 1914
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G. †Astrodapsis Conrad 1856
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†Astrodapsis antiselli Conrad 1856
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Invalid names: Astrodapsis altus Kew 1915 [synonym], Astrodapsis margaritanus Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis ornatus Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis tumidus Rémond 1863 [synonym]
†Astrodapsis arnoldi Clark and Twitchell 1915
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Invalid names: Astrodapsis arnoldi crassus Kew 1920 [invalid subgroup], Astrodapsis arnoldi fresnoensis Kew 1920 [invalid subgroup], Astrodapsis depressus Kew 1920 [invalid subgroup], Astrodapsis major Kew 1920 [synonym]
†Astrodapsis brewerianus Remond 1863
†Astrodapsis davisi Grant and Eaton 1941
†Astrodapsis israelskyi Jordan and Hertlein 1926
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Invalid names: Astrodapsis schencki Grant and Hertlein 1938 [synonym]
†Astrodapsis kewi Jordan and Hertlein 1926
†Astrodapsis peltoides Anderson and Martin 1914
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Invalid names: Astrodapsis salinasensis Richards 1935 [synonym], Astrodapsis scutelliformis Kew 1920 [synonym]
†Astrodapsis whitneyi Rémond 1863
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Invalid names: Astrodapsis californicus Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis coalingaensis Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis cuyamanus Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis grandis Kew 1920 [synonym]
G. Echinarachnius Gray 1825
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†Echinarachnius alaskense Durham 1957
†Echinarachnius andersoni Twitchell 1905
Echinarachnius parma Lamarck 1816
†Echinarachnius plafkeri Wagner 1974
†Echinarachnius ungaensis Wagner 1974
G. †Kewia Nisiyama 1935
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†Kewia blancoensis Kew 1920
†Kewia fairbanksi Arnold 1907
†Kewia kannoi Wagner 1974
†Kewia kehoei Wagner 1974
†Kewia lituyaensis Wagner 1974
†Kewia marquamensis Linder et al. 1988
†Kewia tachilniensis Wagner 1974
G. †Nipponaster Durham 1952
G. †Pseudoastrodapsis Durham 1953
G. †Remondella Durham 1955
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†Remondella gabbii Rémond 1863
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†Echinarachnius gabbi kleinpelli Grant and Hertlein 1938
†Remondella waldroni Wagner 1974
G. †Tenuirachnius Durham 1955
G. †Vaquerosella Durham 1955
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†Vaquerosella andersoni Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Vaquerosella coreyi Durham 1955
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Invalid names: Vaquerosella norrisi Pack 1909 [replaced]
†Vaquerosella merriami Anderson 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 18:19:59
Modified: 2009-10-08 15:05:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma

Collections (152 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenozoic66.0 - 0.0USA (Alaska) Remondella waldroni (203146)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (California) Astrodapsis tumidus, Astrodapsis whitneyi (199729)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (Oregon) Scutella blancoensis (203536)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Canada (British Columbia) Echinarachnius newcombei (203538)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Oregon) Kewia marquamensis (90568 90569)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Vaquerosella fairbanksi (52417)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Mexico (Baja California Sur) Scutella andersoni (43805)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45USA (California) Scutella fairbanksi (100260)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Astrodapsis merriami (167645 237363) Echinarachnius fairbanksi (94816) Kewia fairbanksi (94850 94862 94865) Scutella andersoni (238169 238170) Scutella fairbanksi (71217 71226 71227 71229 71230 91374 237915 237917 238140 238143 238145 238163 238164 238166 238172) Scutella fairbanksi, Scutella norrisi, Scutella vaquerosensis (71223) Scutella fairbanksi, Scutella vaquerosensis (71228 238179 238190) Scutella norrisi (238215 238234 238239 238242) Scutella norrisi, Scutella vaquerosensis (71215 71224 71231 237911) Scutella vaquerosensis (71225 237913 238174 238175 238185 238187 238214 238217 238251 238253 238254 238255 238257 238258 238259 238260 238261) Vaquerosella andersoni, Vaquerosella merriami (44894 44895 44897 196169) Vaquerosella durhami (44926) Vaquerosella merriami (44893 196138) Vaquerosella sp. (44892) Vaquerosella vaquerosensis (94864)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (New Jersey) Echinarachnius sp. (59723)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Baja California Sur) Scutella norrisi (43814 96570)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Alaska) Echinarachnius alaskense (203143) Echinarachnius astrodapsoides, Echinarachnius ungaensis (203150)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Astrodapsis antiselli (203541) Astrodapsis arnoldi (195300) Astrodapsis fernandoensis, Astrodapsis cuyamanus, Astrodapsis salinasensis (194805) Astrodapsis sp. (195078) Echinarachnius andersoni (203535) Orchoporus tejonensis (203419)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) Vaquerosella andersoni (59073)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Astrodapsis cuyamanus (59074)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (California) Scutella norrisi (237564) Vaquerosella andersoni (37528) Vaquerosella coreyi (37524 37525 37526 37527)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (California) Astrodapsis pabloensis (203547) Scutella merriami (159672) Vaquerosella andersoni, Vaquerosella merriami (44982) Vaquerosella durhami (44985) Vaquerosella durhami, Vaquerosella merriami (44928 44967) Vaquerosella durhami, Vaquerosella sp., Vaquerosella andersoni, Vaquerosella merriami (44935 44969) Vaquerosella merriami (44929 44932 44940 44968 44979 44980 44987 44988)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (Alaska) Kewia kannoi (203142)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (California) Astrodapsis arnoldi (37544) Astrodapsis arnoldi, Astrodapsis spatiosus (37542)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246USA (California) Astrodapsis whitneyi, Astrodapsis brewerianus (159598)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Astrodapsis spatiosus (168014)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Alaska) Echinarachnius ungaensis, Remondella waldroni (37414)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Astrodapsis brewerianus (237584) Astrodapsis brewerianus, Astrodapsis brewerianus (237582) Astrodapsis californicus (203542) Astrodapsis coalingaensis, Astrodapsis grandis, Astrodapsis scutelliformis (203543) Astrodapsis jacalitosensis (203544 216871 216900) Astrodapsis schencki (203548) Astrodapsis sp. (238334) Astrodapsis tumidus, Astrodapsis altus, Astrodapsis cierboensis, Astrodapsis margaritanus (203540) Astrodapsis whitneyi, Astrodapsis ornatus (203546)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Alaska) Echinarachnius gabbi (44098) Echinarachnius plafkeri, Kewia lituyaensis (187109) Kewia lituyaensis (203148)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6USA (California) Astrodapsis peltoides (203539)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Astrodapsis arnoldi (194803 195038) Astrodapsis crassus (194799) Astrodapsis salinasensis (194797) Astrodapsis sp., Astrodapsis fernandoensis, Astrodapsis spatiosus (194796) Astrodapsis sp., Astrodapsis spatiosus (194895) Astrodapsis spatiosus (195029)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Oregon) Scutella gabbi (71146 71149)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Alaska) Echinarachnius ungaensis (203141) Kewia kehoei (203139) Kewia tachilniensis (203151)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Astrodapsis fernandoensis (97208 97233 194094 194095 203611 208580) Astrodapsis major (203545) Astrodapsis sp. A (220181)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Alaska) Echinarachnius sp. (112321)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Astrodapsis fresnoensis (139658)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Mexico (Baja California) Astrodapsis israelskyi, Astrodapsis kewi (97124)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Taiwan Echinarachnius mirabilis (72016)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alaska) Echinarachnius parma (41300)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Alaska) Echinarachnius parma (203138)