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Kina

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Taxonomy
Kina was named by Henderson (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u T Ol-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1242]. Its type is Kina gracilis.

It was assigned to Schizasteridae by Henderson (1975); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
K. gracilis (type species)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Hendy on 2015-07-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Kina Henderson p. 28
2002Kina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderPaleopneustina
familySchizasteridae()
genusKina

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. †Kina Henderson 1975
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Kina gracilis Henderson 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:18:10
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:32:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kaiatan to the top of the Duntroonian or 39.10000 to 25.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand K. gracilis (155835)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand K. gracilis (155847)