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Rhenechinus

Echinoidea - Echinocystitoida - Echinocystitidae

Taxonomy
Rhenechinus was named by Dehm (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l]. It is not extant. Its type is Rhenechinus hopstaetteri.

It was assigned to Echinocystitidae by Kier (1966); and to Echinocystitoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
R. hopstaetteri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Rhenechinus Dehm
1966Rhenechinus Kier p. U303
2002Rhenechinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassPerischoechinoidea()
orderEchinocystitoida
familyEchinocystitidaeGregory 1897
genusRhenechinusDehm 1953

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. †Rhenechinus Dehm 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: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 18:40:17
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:43:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 410.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany R. hopstaetteri (26904)