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Pleiocyphus

Echinoidea - Arbacioida - Arbaciidae

Taxonomy
Pleiocyphus was named by Pomel (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: J Call].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Pleiocyphus Pomel p. 82
1966Pleiocyphus Fell and Pawson p. U413
2002Pleiocyphus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
Echinacea()
orderArbacioida()
familyArbaciidae()
genusPleiocyphus

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. †Pleiocyphus 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 mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-10 13:28:35
Modified: 2009-09-10 15:29:25
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Smith 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available