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Paralampas conceptionis

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Faujasiidae

Taxonomy
Paralampas conceptionis was named by Sanchez-Roig (1953). Its type specimen is Sanchez Roig Tipo No. 762, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Finca "La Concepcion", Corral Concepcion, Moron, which is in an Eocene carbonate carbonate in Cuba.

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by A. Hendy on 2014-05-03

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Paralampas conceptionis Sanchez-Roig p. 153 figs. pl. 6, fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
familyFaujasiidae()
genusParalampasLambert 1916
speciesconceptionis

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.

Paralampas conceptionis Sanchez-Roig 1953
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Cuba Paralampas conceptionis (type locality: 155870)