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Pseudocidaris sanctacrucensis

Echinoidea - Hemicidaridae

Taxonomy
Pseudocidaris sanctacrucensis was named by Radwanska (1999). Its type specimen is EWl/127, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wierzbica, which is in a Kimmeridgian marine limestone in the Mt. Lysa Formation of Poland.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Pseudocidaris sanctacrucensis Radwanska p. 318 figs. Pl. 23, figs. 12a-12c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
familyHemicidaridae
genusPseudocidaris
speciessanctacrucensis

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.

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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: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Diet 2: deposit feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 12:05:24
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Kimmeridgian or 157.30000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Poland (Wierzbica) Pseudocidaris sanctacrucensis (type locality: 157220)