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Vaquerosella

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Echinarachniidae

Taxonomy
Vaquerosella was named by Durham (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l].

It was assigned to Echinarachniidae by Durham (1955), Durham (1966); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
V. andersoni, V. coreyi (syn. V. norrisi), V. merriami, V. tejonensis, V. vaquerosensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
V. durhami, V. fairbanksi
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2021-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Vaquerosella Durham pp. 164 - 165 figs. Fig. 16, c; 21, e and f; 36, d and e
1966Vaquerosella Durham p. U481
2002Vaquerosella 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
familyEchinarachniidae
genusVaquerosella

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. †Vaquerosella Durham 1955
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†Vaquerosella andersoni Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Vaquerosella coreyi Durham 1955
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Invalid names: Vaquerosella norrisi Pack 1909 [replaced]
†Vaquerosella merriami Anderson 1905
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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Langhian or 27.30000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (69 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) V. fairbanksi (52417)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Mexico (Baja California Sur) Scutella andersoni (43805)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Baja California Sur) Scutella norrisi (43814 96570)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Astrodapsis merriami (167645 237363) Scutella andersoni (238169 238170) Scutella norrisi (238215 238234 238239 238242) Scutella norrisi, Scutella vaquerosensis (71215 71223 71224 71231 237911) Scutella vaquerosensis (71225 71228 237913 238174 238175 238179 238185 238187 238190 238214 238217 238251 238253 238254 238255 238257 238258 238259 238260 238261) V. andersoni, V. merriami (44894 44895 44897 196169) V. durhami (44926) V. merriami (44893 196138) V. sp. (44892) V. vaquerosensis (94864)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Orchoporus tejonensis (203419)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) V. andersoni (59073)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (California) Scutella norrisi (237564) V. andersoni (37528) V. coreyi (37524 37525 37526 37527)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (California) Scutella merriami (159672) V. andersoni, V. merriami (44982) V. durhami (44985) V. durhami, V. merriami (44928 44967) V. durhami, V. sp., V. andersoni, V. merriami (44935 44969) V. merriami (44929 44932 44940 44968 44979 44980 44987 44988)