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Tylocidaris salina

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Psychocidaridae

Taxonomy
Tylocidaris salina was named by Cooke (1959) [TYPE SPECIMEN: Cotype used for type specimen.]. Its type specimen is USNM 498879b, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 13395 - Richmond Branch [Salt Mountain Lmst], which is in a Thanetian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Salt Mountain Limestone Formation of Alabama.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Tylocidaris salina Cooke p. 12 figs. pl. 1, figs. 12-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
superfamilyCidarideaGray 1825
familyPsychocidaridae
genusTylocidarisPomel 1883
speciessalina

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.

Tylocidaris salina Cooke 1959
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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: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:08:25
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:42:21
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Thanetian or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Tylocidaris salina (155900 type locality: 155901)