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Circopeltis

Echinoidea - Stomopneustoida - Stomechinidae

Taxonomy
Circopeltis was named by Pomel (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 942].

It was assigned to Stomechinidae by Fell and Pawson (1966), Smith (1995); and to Phymosomatoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Circopeltis Pomel p. 89
1966Circopeltis Fell and Pawson p. U403
1995Circopeltis Smith p. 172
2002Circopeltis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
Echinacea()
orderStomopneustoida
familyStomechinidae()
genusCircopeltis

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. †Circopeltis Pomel 1883
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Circopeltis emiratus Smith 1995
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Diet 2: deposit feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 12:05:24
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Haiti C. bouillei (61190)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France C. couloni (73639)