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Nudechinus

Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Toxopneustidae

Taxonomy
Nudechinus was named by Clark (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 679]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Echinoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Toxopneustidae by Fell and Pawson (1966) and Smith (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Nudechinus Clark p. 276
1966Nudechinus Fell and Pawson p. U428
2002Nudechinus Sepkoski
2009Nudechinus Smith

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
Echinacea()
orderCamarodonta
infraorderOdontophora
familyToxopneustidae
genusNudechinusClark 1912

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. Nudechinus Clark 1912
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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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available