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Oligophyma

Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Toxopneustidae

Taxonomy
Oligophyma was named by Pomel (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m T Mi-u-l].

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Oligophyma Pomel p. 43
1966Oligophyma Fell and Pawson p. U428
2002Oligophyma Sepkoski
2009Oligophyma Smith

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
Echinacea()
orderCamarodonta
infraorderOdontophora
familyToxopneustidae
genusOligophymaPomel 1869

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. †Oligophyma Pomel 1869
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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

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria O. oranensis (70885)