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Astrodapsis fernandoensis

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Echinarachniidae

Taxonomy
Astrodapsis fernandoensis was named by Pack (1909). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Astrodapsis fernandoensis Pack p. 279 figs. Pl. 24, figs. 3 and 4
1915Astrodapsis fernandoensis Clark and Twitchell p. 217
1920Astrodapsis fernandoensis Kew pp. 98 - 100 figs. Plate 24, figures 2a, 2b, 2c
1938Astrodapsis fernandoensis Grant and Hertlein p. 72
1962Astrodapsis fernandoensis Hall, Jr. p. 75 figs. PI. 33, figs. 8, 10
1966Astrodapsis fernandoensis Stanton, Jr. p. 36 figs. Pl. 7, fig. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderScutellina()
infraorderScutelliformes
familyEchinarachniidae
genusAstrodapsisConrad 1856
speciesfernandoensis

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
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 20:05:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 7.24600 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Astrodapsis fernandoensis (194805)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Astrodapsis fernandoensis (194796)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Astrodapsis fernandoensis (97208 97233 194094 194095 203611 208580)