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Clypeaster lanceolatus

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae

Taxonomy
Clypeaster lanceolatus was named by Cotteau (1897). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Clypeaster lanceolatus Cotteau p. 39 figs. pl. 9, figs. 1-3
1917Clypeaster lanceolatus Jackson p. 490

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderClypeasterina()
familyClypeasteridae()
genusClypeaster
specieslanceolatusCotteau 1897

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.

Clypeaster lanceolatus Cotteau 1897
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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: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 18:19:59
Modified: 2009-10-08 15:05:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Aquitanian or 23.03000 to 20.44000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Clypeaster lanceolatus (145562 145564)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Cuba Clypeaster lanceolatus (91145)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Colombia Clypeaster lanceolatus (73799)