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Parascutella

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Scutellidae

Taxonomy
Parascutella was named by Durham (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m Sepkoski's reference number: 679].

It was assigned to Scutellidae by Durham (1953), Durham (1955); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Parascutella Durham p. 349
1955Parascutella Durham p. 151 figs. Fig. 18, b
2002Parascutella 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
familyScutellidae
genusParascutella

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. †Parascutella Durham 1953
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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: 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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Langhian or 33.90000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Iran P. sp. (111414)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Libya P. circularis (42143)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Egypt P. deflersi (47992)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Austria P. gibbercula (146510 146514 146515)