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Scaptodiadema

Echinoidea - Orthopsidae

Taxonomy
Scaptodiadema is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Orthopsidae by Fell and Pawson (1966); and to Orthopsida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Scaptodiadema Fell and Pawson p. U438
2002Scaptodiadema Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
familyOrthopsidae()
genusScaptodiadema

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.

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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: Early/Lower Jurassic or 201.40000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7United Arab Emirates S. matheyi (101400)