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Zuffardia

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Faujasiidae

Taxonomy
Zuffardia was named by Checchia-Rispoli (1917) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 577].

It was assigned to Pliolampadidae by Kier (1962), Kier (1966); to Faujasiidae by Smith (1995); and to Cassiduloida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Zuffardia Checchia-Rispoli p. 492
1962Zuffardia Kier p. 199
1966Zuffardia Kier p. U522
1995Zuffardia Smith p. 196
2002Zuffardia Sepkoski

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

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. †Zuffardia Checchia-Rispoli 1917
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Zuffardia morgani Cotteau and Gauthier 1895
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Invalid names: Catopygus boucarti Lambert 1925 [synonym], Catopygus rohlfsi Krumbeck 1906 [synonym], Zuffardia creullii Checchia-Rispoli 1933 [synonym]
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, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Oman Z. sp. (151655)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Kazakhstan Z. sp. (48025)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Oman Z. sp. (151618 151619 151654 151656)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Santander) Z. sp. (157006)