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Clypeaster rosaceus

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Echinus rosaceus Linnaeus p. 665
1915Diplothecanthus rosaceus Clark and Twitchell p. 219
1926Clypeaster rosaceus Sanchez Roig p. 57
1942Clypeaster rosaceus Cooke p. 11
1961Clypeaster rosaceus Durham p. 481
1961Clypeaster rosaceus Engel p. 2
1974Clypeaster rosaceus De Buisonjé p. 239 figs. Pl 11, figs 3,4
2005Clypeaster rosaceus Donovan et al. p. 107

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderClypeasterina()
familyClypeasteridae()
genusClypeaster
speciesrosaceus(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Clypeaster rosaceus Linnaeus 1758
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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: 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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58Aruba Clypeaster rosaceus (209167 209168 209169)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58Curaçao Clypeaster rosaceus (209179 209183 209187)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Dominican Republic Clypeaster rosaceus (204626)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Florida) Clypeaster rosaceus (204625) Diplothecanthus rosaceus (195411)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Clypeaster rosaceus (35031 79747)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saint Kitts and Nevis Clypeaster rosaceus (209800)