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Taimanawa pulchella

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Taxonomy
Taimanawa pulchella was named by Henderson and Fell (1969). Its type specimen is OU.8590, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Taimanawa.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Taimanawa pulchella Henderson and Fell p. 6 figs. pls. 2, 3, 4; text-figs. 1, 2a, 2c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderBrissidina
familyBrissidae
genusTaimanawaHenderson and Fell 1969
speciespulchellaHenderson and Fell 1969

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.

†Taimanawa pulchella Henderson and Fell 1969
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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: Waiauan or 13.05000 to 11.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand Taimanawa pulchella (155843)