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Clypeus

Echinoidea - Clypeidae

Taxonomy
Clypeus was named by Leske (1778) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo J Kimm].

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

Species
C. agassizi, C. plotii, C. rostellus, C. wylliei
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. williei

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Clypeus Leske p. 93
1830Echinoclypeus De Blainville
1883Auloclypeus Pomel
1947Dactyloclypeus Maccagno
1962Clypeus Kier p. 30
1966Clypeus Kier p. U499
2002Clypeus Sepkoski

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

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. †Clypeus Leske 1778
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†Clypeus agassizi Wright 1851
†Clypeus plotii Leske 1778
†Clypeus rostellus Currie 1925
†Clypeus wylliei Currie 1925
Invalid names: Auloclypeus Pomel 1883 [synonym], Dactyloclypeus Maccagno 1947 [synonym], Echinoclypeus De Blainville 1830 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Diet 2: deposit feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 12:05:24
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Oxfordian or 170.30000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) C. sinuatus (204099)
Parkinsoni171.6 - 167.7United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) C. sinuatus (196369)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Saudi Arabia C. sp. (48078 48112)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1Chile (Chañaral) C. sp. (223618)
Bathonian - Bajocian168.3 - 168.3Somalia C. rostellus (161481)
Bathonian - Bajocian168.3 - 168.3Kenya C. rostellus (161804)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France C. ploti (98246)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) C. muelleri (36551)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia C. sp. (48400 48405)
Bathonian - Callovian168.3 - 163.5Somalia C. williei (100377 100385)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Somalia C. williei (100380 100386)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Ethiopia C. williei (94495)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) C. sp. (4091)