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Infraclypeus

Echinoidea - Desorellidae

Taxonomy
Infraclypeus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Euechinoidea by Wagner and Durham (1966); to Echinoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Desorellidae by Barras (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Infraclypeus Wagner and Durham p. U631
2002Infraclypeus Sepkoski
2007Infraclypeus Barras p. 156

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
familyDesorellidae
genusInfraclypeus

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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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. G. Barras 2007Desorellids with an adjunct, exocyclic apical disc. The peristome lies sub-ambitally, in a shallow depression.
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available