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Couvelardicidaris

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Miocidaridae

Taxonomy
Couvelardicidaris was named by Vadet (1991).

It was assigned to Miocidaridae by Smith (2015) and Thompson (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Couvelardicidaris Vadet
2015Couvelardicidaris Smith p. 11
2015Couvelardicidaris Thompson p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
familyMiocidaridae
genusCouvelardicidarisVadet 1991

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. †Couvelardicidaris Vadet 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:08:25
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:42:21
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Angulata to the top of the Semicostatum or 201.30000 to 189.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (Somerset) C. sp. (195971)
Bucklandi - Semicostatum196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom C. sp. (195943)