Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Melonechinus dispar

Echinoidea - Palaechinoidea - Palaechinidae

Taxonomy
Palechinus dispar was named by Fischer de Waldheim (1848).

It was recombined as Melonechinus dispar by König (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Palechinus dispar Fischer de Waldheim
1982Melonechinus dispar König p. 171 figs. Pl 1, fig 3; pl 2, fig 3

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassPerischoechinoidea()
superorderEognathostomataSmith 1984
orderPalaechinoidea()
familyPalaechinidae
genusMelonechinus
speciesdispar(Fischer de Waldheim 1848)

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.

Melonechinus dispar Fischer de Waldheim 1848
show all | hide all
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: 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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Asselian or 298.90000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Greece Melonechinus dispar (120899)