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Pseudopygurus

Echinoidea - Clypeidae

Taxonomy
Pseudopygurus is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Species
P. letteroni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Pseudopygurus Kier p. 54
1966Pseudopygurus Kier p. U499
2002Pseudopygurus 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
genusPseudopygurus

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.

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†Pseudopygurus letteroni Lambert 1911
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 Callovian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 166.10000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia P. sp. (47902)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Saudi Arabia P. sp. (45707)