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Oligopygus ovumserpentis

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Oligopygidae

Taxonomy
Oligopygus ovumserpentis was named by Guppy (1866). It is a 3D body fossil.

Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Oligopygus ovumserpentis Guppy p. 300 figs. pl. 19, figs. 4, 5
1926Oligopygus ovumserpentis Brighton p. 360
1926Oligopygus ovumserpentis Sanchez Roig p. 80

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
familyOligopygidae()
genusOligopygus
speciesovumserpentisGuppy 1866

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.

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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, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Cuba Oligopygus ovumserpentis (91165 91176)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Peru Oligopygus ovumserpentis (203222)