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Albertechinus devonicus

Echinoidea - Lepidocentridae

Taxonomy
Albertechinus devonicus was named by Boczarowski (2001). Its type specimen is Holotype: GIUS 4-568 Mrz./980/1 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Albertechinus devonicus Boczarowski pp. 87-92 figs. Pls 10: 1-4, 12-13, 16; 11: 1-13, 15-16, 12: 5-7, 12-13; Text-figs 32A, D-E, G-L, 33E, I, L-O, 34A-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassPerischoechinoidea()
familyLepidocentridaeLovén 1874
genusAlbertechinus
speciesdevonicus

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.

Albertechinus devonicus Boczarowski 2001
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Boczarowski 2001Inner side of ambulacral plates with long, lingulate process.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-08 14:05:00
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:47:17
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Middle Frasnian or 407.60000 to 379.50000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Poland (Kielecki) Albertechinus devonicus (94468 94469)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Albertechinus devonicus (94477 94478 94479)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Albertechinus devonicus (94474 94480 94481 94482 94483 94484 94485)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Albertechinus devonicus (75516)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Poland Albertechinus devonicus (75494 82904 82907 83079)
Early/Lower Frasnian - Middle Frasnian383.7 - 379.5Poland Albertechinus devonicus (82612)
Middle Givetian - Late/Upper Givetian383.0 - 382.7Poland Albertechinus devonicus (99466)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2Poland Albertechinus devonicus (99433 99434)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Poland Albertechinus devonicus (82610)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Albertechinus devonicus (99450)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Poland Albertechinus devonicus (99442 99443 99444)
Middle Frasnian - Late/Upper Frasnian382.4 - 376.1Poland Albertechinus devonicus (99477)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Albertechinus devonicus (99449)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Poland Albertechinus devonicus (82667 82739 83081 83084 83086 99435 99464 99471 99474)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Poland Albertechinus devonicus (99467)