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Temnocidaris

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae

Taxonomy
Temnocidaris was named by Cotteau (1863) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 865]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cidaridae by Smith (1991); to Cidarinae by Donovan (1993); to Cidaroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Stereocidarinae by Fell (1966), Geys (1990), Smith (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Temnocidaris Cotteau p. 355
1966Temnocidaris Fell p. U328
1990Temnocidaris Geys p. 107
1991Temnocidaris Smith p. 18
1993Temnocidaris Donovan p. 95
2002Temnocidaris Sepkoski
2009Temnocidaris Smith

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
superfamilyCidarideaGray 1825
familyCidaridae
subfamilyStereocidarinae()
genusTemnocidarisCotteau 1863

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. Temnocidaris Cotteau 1863
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†Stereocidaris grandis Doderlein 1885
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Invalid names: Dorocidaris taouzensis Lambert 1933 [synonym]
Invalid names: Typocidaris Pomel 1883 [synonym]
†Temnocidaris baylei Cotteau 1863
†Temnocidaris danica Desor 1855
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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian to the top of the Gelasian or 154.80000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 152.21 Ma

Collections (103 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Algeria Typocidaris marginata (196453)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Armenia Stereocidaris marginata (196492)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Portugal Typocidaris folcariensis (65749 65854) Typocidaris malum, Typocidaris folcariensis (65745)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Stereocidaris sp. (2561)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Drôme) Stereocidaris sp. (75576)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Egypt T. proxima (220854)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Hungary Stereocidaris malum (66026)
Aptian - Cenomanian121.4 - 93.9Angola Cidaris malheiroi (210865)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3USA (Texas) Stereocidaris hudspethensis (239472 239473)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Egypt Typocidaris proxima (98327)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Brazil (Sergipe) T. malheiroi (87857)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Charentes) T. cenomanensis (64881)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Saudi Arabia T. sarracenarum (195496 195497 195498 195499 195500)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Stereocidaris essenensis (59711)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Stereocidaris cenomanensis (59810 59812) Stereocidaris vesiculosa (59809 59813 59816 59817 59818)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt T. sarracenarum (220862)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom Stereocidaris essenensis (59707 59708 59709 59710) Stereocidaris uniformis (59681 59682 59688)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Stereocidaris ligeriensis (59799 59807 59808 59811)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Czechia Stereocidaris vesiculosa (151607)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Stereocidaris cenomanensis (59804 59805)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Stereocidaris vesiculosa, Stereocidaris sorigneti (146401 146500 146501)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Stereocidaris vesiculosa (58578)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8France (Landes) T. serrata (213769)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7France Typocidaris pseudopistillum (59680)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Spain Stereocidaris sp. (66964)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6France Stereocidaris sp. (3736)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Spain Stereocidaris sp. (66968)
Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6Spain T. mengaudi (234956)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Jamaica T. sp. B (73146)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2France T. intermedia (59776)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium Typocidaris pistillum (196871) Typocidaris ubaghsi (3910)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Cidaris serrata (221859)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Aquitaine) T. baylei (87401)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium (Liege) T. serrata (32150) T. serrata, T. sp. (32147)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) T. serrata (32148)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) Stereocidaris ramondi, Stereocidaris sp. (67004)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Stereocidaris hagenowi, Stereocidaris pistillum, T. baylei (32022)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) T. sp. (32159) T. sp., T. gigas (32167)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium (Limburg) Typocidaris serrata, T. baylei (196987)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany Cidaris serrata (213668)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium T. baylei (196820 196821) Typocidaris pistillum, Typocidaris serrata (123140) Typocidaris sceptrifera, T. baylei (196877)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands T. baylei (196775 196832 196833 196990 196991) T. danica (3123) Typocidaris sceptrifera (196776) Typocidaris sceptrifera, T. baylei (196876) Typocidaris sceptrifera, Typocidaris serrata (196875) Typocidaris serrata (196989) Typocidaris serrata, T. baylei (196823)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) T. sp. (32157 32174)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands T. sp. (32162)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Santander) T. magnifica (157004 157010)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Typocidaris pistillum (196874)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Netherlands T. sp., T. gigas (32160)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Netherlands (Limburg) T. sp., T. gigas (32166)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Netherlands T. danica (3122 196992)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Netherlands (Limburg) T. danica (32170)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Austria (Niederösterreich) Typocidaris rosenkrantzi (87001)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Belgium T. danica (196993) Typocidaris serrata (196988)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark T. danica (89866)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Stereocidaris sp. (34652)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Stereocidaris anhaltina (32013)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Stereocidaris australiae (167299)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Stereocidaris australiae (166744)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Japan (Chiba) Stereocidaris grandis (204372)