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Parasaleniidae

Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Parasaleniidae

Taxonomy
Parasaleninae was named by Mortensen (1903). It is extant.

It was reranked as the family Parasaleniidae by Nisiyama (1966), Fell and Pawson (1966) and Kroh and Smith (2010).

It was assigned to Echinoina by Nisiyama (1966); to Echinoida by Fell and Pawson (1966); and to Camarodonta by Kroh and Smith (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Parasaleniidae Fell and Pawson p. U436
1966Parasaleniidae Nisiyama p. 260
2010Parasaleniidae Kroh and Smith p. 171

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
Echinacea()
orderCamarodonta
familyParasaleniidae()
familyParasaleniidae()

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. Parasaleniidae Mortensen 1903
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Parasalenia marianae Cooke 1957
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Diet 2: deposit feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 12:05:24
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Micronesia, Federated States of (Mariana Islands) Parasalenia mariane (204375)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Northern Mariana Islands Parasalenia sp. (43371)