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Micropyga

Echinoidea - Micropygoida - Micropygidae

Taxonomy
Micropyga was named by Agassiz (1879). It is extant. It is the type genus of Micropygidae.

It was assigned to Micropygidae by Mortensen (1904), Philip (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Micropyga Agassiz
1904Micropyga Mortensen p. 45
1963Micropygus Philip p. 1108

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
orderMicropygoida
familyMicropygidae
genusMicropygaAgassiz 1879

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. Micropyga Agassiz 1879
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available