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Isechinus

Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Echinidae

Taxonomy
Isechinus was named by Lambert (1903) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi].

It was assigned to Echinidae by Fell and Pawson (1966), Chiesa et al. (1995); and to Echinoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Isechinus Lambert
1966Isechinus Fell and Pawson p. U431
1995Isechinus Chiesa et al. p. 61
2002Isechinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
Echinacea()
orderCamarodonta
infraorderEchinidea
familyEchinidae
genusIsechinusLambert 1903

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. †Isechinus Lambert 1903
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Isechinus praecursor Ortmann 1900
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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Casamayoran to the top of the Burdigalian or 56.00000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Casamayoran56.0 - 48.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) I. praecursor (50067)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) I. praecursor (42491 52859)
Oligocene - Pliocene33.9 - 2.58Argentina (Santa Cruz) I. praecursor (50076)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Argentina I. praecursor (65185)