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Dumblea

Echinoidea - Pedinoida - Pedinidae

Taxonomy
Dumblea was named by Cragin (1893) [Sepkoski's age data: K l K Albi Sepkoski's reference number: 342]. Its type is Dumblea symmetrica.

It was assigned to Pseudodiadematidae by Fell and Pawson (1966); to Pedinidae by Fell (1966); and to Hemicidaroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
D. symmetrica (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Dumblea Cragin p. 149
1966Dumblea Fell p. U365
1966Dumblea Fell and Pawson p. U387
2002Dumblea Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
orderPedinoida()
familyPedinidae()
genusDumblea

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. †Dumblea Cragin 1893
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Dumblea symmetrica Craigin 1893
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
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: 2004-02-29 10:05:28
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:46:48
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Middle Albian or 109.00000 to 105.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 105.3 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3USA (Texas) D. symmetrica (239475 239476 239477 239478)