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Miocidaris

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Miocidaridae

Taxonomy
Miocidaris was named by Döderlein (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad-u J Plie-u Sepkoski's reference number: 709,956,1066]. Its type is Cidaris amalthei.

It was assigned to Cidaroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Miocidaridae by Nisiyama (1966), Fell (1966), Hagdorn (1995), Thompson (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Miocidaris Döderlein p. 40
1966Miocidaris Fell p. U321
1966Miocidaris Nisiyama p. 154
1995Miocidaris Hagdorn p. 248
2002Miocidaris Sepkoski
2015Miocidaris Thompson p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
familyMiocidaridae
genusMiocidaris

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. †Miocidaris Döderlein 1887
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Subg. †Miocidaris (Serpianotiaris) Jeannet 1933
Miocidaris adrianae Zardini 1975
Miocidaris amalthei Quenstedt 1875
Miocidaris platyacantha Nisiyama 1966
Miocidaris spinulifera Nisiyama 1966
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: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Sinemurian or 254.14000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Permian298.9 - 251.902Japan (Gifu) M. spinulifera, M. platyacantha (204371)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Italy M. sp. (44450)
Triassic251.902 - 201.4Hungary (Bakony) M. sp. (56068)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Idaho) M. sp. (32977)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Utah) M. sp. (32933 32935 32936 32938 32959 32967 32972) M. utahensis (122198 122199 122201 122202 122204 122206 122208 122209)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Nevada) M. sp. (32943 32945)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Montana) M. sp. (32975)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Germany (Hessen) M. sp. (38545 44357)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Hungary (northeastern Hungary) M. grandaeva (56801)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464China (Guizhou) M. sp. (31618 31620 31621 31626 31631)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464Hungary M. sp. (81051)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Spain (Cataluna) M. sp. (44260)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Canada (British Columbia) M. utahensis (44367 44368 44369 44370)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy (Venezia) M. cortinensis, M. adrianae (56706)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary (Bakony) M. verrucosus, M. planus (55405) M. verrucosus, M. sp. (55404)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Canada (British Columbia) M. utahensis (67003)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Timor-Leste M. timorensis (21182)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France M. sp. (39366)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5France M. lorioli (39215)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5France M. lorioli (39380)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Italy Cidaris amalthei (173592)