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Hyattechinus

Echinoidea - Proterocidaridae

Taxonomy
Hyattechinus was named by Jackson (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l C Serp]. Its type is Hyattechinus beecheri.

It was assigned to Lepidocentridae by Kier (1966); to Echinocystitoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Proterocidaridae by Thompson and Ewin (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Hyattechinus Jackson p. 291
1966Hyattechinus Kier p. U304
2002Hyattechinus Sepkoski
2018Hyattechinus Thompson and Ewin p. 803

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
familyProterocidaridae
genusHyattechinus

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.

G. †Hyattechinus Jackson 1912
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Hyattechinus anglicus Thompson and Ewin 2018
Hyattechinus beecheri Jackson 1912
Hyattechinus dixoni Hawkins 1935
Hyattechinus elegans Jackson 1929
Hyattechinus laudoni Kier 1965
Hyattechinus pentagonus Jackson 1912
Hyattechinus toreumaticus Hawkins 1935
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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 364.70000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) H. sp. (38294 38298 38302 38325 38327 38329)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) H. sp. (38304 38306)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7United Kingdom (Devon) H. anglicus (232976)