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Pliotoxaster
Taxonomy
Pliotoxaster was named by Fourtau (1906). It is not extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Toxaster by Fischer (1966).
It was assigned to Spatangoidea by Cunningham and Jeffery Abt (2009).
It was synonymized subjectively with Toxaster by Fischer (1966).
It was assigned to Spatangoidea by Cunningham and Jeffery Abt (2009).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1906 | Pliotoxaster Fourtau |
| 2009 | Pliotoxaster Cunningham and Jeffery Abt |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 121.40000 to 110.10000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Aptian | Egypt | P. collegnii (220854) | |
| Aptian | Egypt | Toxaster dieneri (63979) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Egypt | P. collegnii (191699) | |
| Early/Lower Albian | Egypt | P. dieneri (191702) |