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Astropygaulus

Echinoidea - Cassiduloida

Taxonomy
Astropygaulus was named by Checchia-Rispoli (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno Sepkoski's reference number: 577].

It was assigned to Cassiduloidea by Kier (1962); and to Cassiduloida by Kier (1966), Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Astropygaulus Checchia-Rispoli p. 82
1962Astropygaulus Kier p. 223
1966Astropygaulus Kier p. U522
2002Astropygaulus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderCassiduloida
genusAstropygaulus

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. †Astropygaulus Checchia-Rispoli 1945
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
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 17:48:53
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:57:31
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available