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Leodia

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Mellitidae

Taxonomy
Leodia was named by Gray (1852) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Scutellidae by Cooke (1942); to Mellitidae by Durham (1955), Durham (1966); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Leodia Gray p. 36
1942Leodia Cooke p. 22
1955Leodia Durham p. 172 figs. Pigs. 1, k; 7, i; 17, b
1966Leodia Durham p. U485
2002Leodia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderScutellina()
infraorderScutelliformes
familyMellitidae
genusLeodiaGray 1852

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. Leodia Gray 1852
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†Leodia caroliniana Ravenel 1841
†Leodia sexiesperforata Clark 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 18:19:59
Modified: 2009-10-08 15:05:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (South Carolina) L. sp. (60944) Mellita caroliniana (92411)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) L. sexiesperforata (150656)