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Huttonechinus

Echinoidea - Corystusidae

Taxonomy
Huttonechinus was named by Foster and Philip (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l Sepkoski's reference number: 572].

It was assigned to Corystidae by Foster and Philip (1978); and to Holasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
H. spatangiformis
Species lacking formal opinion data
H. antarctica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Huttonechinus Foster and Philip p. 799
2002Huttonechinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
familyCorystusidae
genusHuttonechinus

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. †Huttonechinus Foster and Philip 1978
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Whaingaroan or 85.70000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian - Middle Campanian85.7 - 72.2Antarctica H. antarctica (39619)
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand (South Island) H. spatangiformis (204587)