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Codechinus

Echinoidea - Stomopneustoida - Stomechinidae

Taxonomy
Codechinus was named by Desor (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti].

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Codechinus Desor p. 111
1966Codechinus Fell and Pawson p. U403
2002Codechinus Sepkoski

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

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. †Codechinus Desor 1858
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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: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Serbia C. sp. (242153)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Switzerland C. gilleroni (2229)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Serbia C. rotundus (67546)