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Genocidaris

Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Temnopleuridae

Taxonomy
Genocidaris was named by Agassiz (1869). It is extant.

It was assigned to Temnopleuridae by Fell and Pawson (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Genocidaris Agassiz p. 262
1966Genocidaris Fell and Pawson p. U419

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
—Echinacea()
orderCamarodonta
infraorderTemnopleuridea
familyTemnopleuridae
genusGenocidaris

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.

G. Genocidaris Agassiz 1869
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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: 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: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Italy (Sardinia) G. sp. (187424 187425 187426 187427 187428)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Italy (Sardinia) G. sp. (187431)