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Neolaganum

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Neolaganidae

Taxonomy
Neolaganum was named by Durham (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u T Eo-u]. Its type is Laganum archerensis.

It was assigned to Neolaganidae by Durham (1954), Durham (1955), Durham (1966), Donovan (1993); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
N. archerensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
N. dalli, N. durhami

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Neolaganum Durham p. 680
1955Neolaganum Durham p. 146 figs. (Figs. 15,f; 30, b
1966Neolaganum Durham p. U475
1993Neolaganum Donovan p. 389
2002Neolaganum 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
suborderLaganina
familyNeolaganidae
genusNeolaganum

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. †Neolaganum Durham 1954
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†Neolaganum archerensis Clark and Twitchell 1915
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 20:05:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 41.03000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Florida) N. dalli (34995) N. durhami (49882)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Florida) N. sp. (34992)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Florida) N. durhami (3535)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3USA (Florida) Laganum archerensis (203469)