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Histocidaris

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Rhabdocidaridae

Taxonomy
Histocidaris was named by Mortensen (1903) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 956]. It is extant. Its type is Porocidaris elegans. It is the type genus of Histocidarina.

It was assigned to Cidaridae by Grant and Hertlein (1938); to Histocidarinae by Fell (1966); to Cidaroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rhabdocidaridae by Donovan et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Histocidaris Mortensen
1938Histocidaris Grant and Hertlein p. 11
1966Histocidaris Fell p. U321
2002Histocidaris Sepkoski
2005Histocidaris Donovan et al. p. 103

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
familyRhabdocidaridaeLambert 1900
genusHistocidarisMortensen 1903

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. Histocidaris Mortensen 1903
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Histocidaris cobosi Agassiz 1898
Histocidaris elegans Agassiz 1879
Histocidaris rosaria Bronn 1831
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Invalid names: Cidarites hirta Sismonda 1842 [synonym], Cidarites serraria Bronn 1831 [synonym], Cidarites signata Sismonda 1842 [synonym]
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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Messinian or 47.80000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Cuba (all) H. sanchezi (8210)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Cuba H. sanchezi (8208)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Jamaica H. sp. (69729)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) H. sp. (65162)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Italy H. rosaria (209205 209206 209207 209208)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain H. prionopleura (56687)