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Kina gracilis

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Taxonomy
Kina gracilis was named by Henderson (1975). Its type specimen is zfe.276, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Kina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Kina gracilis Henderson pp. 28-29 figs. pl. 8, fig. 7; pl. 9, figs. 1-3; text-fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderPaleopneustina
familySchizasteridae()
genusKina
speciesgracilis

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.

†Kina gracilis Henderson 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:18:10
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:32:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Kaiatan to the top of the Duntroonian or 39.10000 to 25.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand Kina gracilis (155835)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand Kina gracilis (155847)