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Clypeaster rogersi

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae

Taxonomy

Scutella rogersi was named by Morton (1834). Its type specimen is ANSP 1070, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Lagena rogersi by Agassiz (1840); it was recombined as Clypeaster rogersi by Clark and Twitchell (1915), Cooke (1942), Cooke (1959), Kier (1997).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

C. australasiae, C. biarritzensis, C. julii, C. scillae

Synonyms

Scutella jonesi was named by Forbes (1845).

It was synonymized subjectively with Clypeaster rogersi by Cooke (1959).
Clypeaster douvillei was named by Stefanini (1911). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Clypeaster rogersi by Cooke (1959).
Clypeaster marinanus was named by Jackson (1937). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Clypeaster rogersi by Cooke (1959).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1834	Scutella rogersi Morton p. 77 figs. pl. 13, fig. 3
1840	Lagena rogersi Agassiz p. 6
1845	Scutella jonesi Forbes p. 440
1911	Clypeaster douvillei Stefanini p. 682 figs. figs. 1a-c
1915	Clypeaster rogersi Clark and Twitchell p. 136
1937	Clypeaster marinanus Jackson p. 231
1942	Clypeaster rogersi Cooke p. 12
1959	Clypeaster rogersi Cooke p. 36
1997	Clypeaster rogersi Kier p. 8

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
—	Ambulacraria
phylum	Echinodermata
subphylum	Eleutherozoa
—	Echinozoa	()
class	Echinoidea	()
subclass	Euechinoidea	Bronn 1860

Rank	Name	Author
superorder	Acroechinoidea	()
—	Carinacea
—	Irregularia	()
—	Microstomata
—	Neognathostomata
order	Clypeasteroida
suborder	Clypeasterina	()
family	Clypeasteridae	()
genus	Clypeaster
species	rogersi	(Morton 1834)

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 rogersi Morton 1834

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Invalid names: Clypeaster douvillei Stefanini 1911 [synonym], Clypeaster marinanus Jackson 1937 [synonym], Scutella jonesi Forbes 1845 [synonym]

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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Chattian or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (18 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 27.3	USA (Alabama)	Clypeaster rogersi (42155)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 27.3	USA (Florida)	Clypeaster rogersi (35013 61123)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	USA (Florida)	Clypeaster rogersi (35015 57924 155948 155949 155950 155951 155952)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	USA (Alabama)	Clypeaster rogersi (89611 101116 155945 155946)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	USA (Mississippi)	Clypeaster rogersi (155947)
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.04	Mexico (Veracruz)	Clypeaster marinanus (204614)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	USA (North Carolina)	Clypeaster rogersi (151325)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	USA (Texas)	Clypeaster marinanus (69932)