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Gomphechinus

Echinoidea - Stomopneustoida - Stomopneustidae

Taxonomy
Gomphechinus was named by Pomel (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 577].

It was assigned to Stomechinidae by Fell and Pawson (1966); to Phymosomatoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Stomopneustidae by Parma and Casadío (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Gomphechinus Pomel p. 90
1966Gomphechinus Fell and Pawson p. U404
2002Gomphechinus Sepkoski
2005Gomphechinus Parma and Casadío p. 1076

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

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. †Gomphechinus Pomel 1883
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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: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) G. sp. (5179)