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Pygurus (Pygurus) yamamaensis

Echinoidea - Clypeidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Pygurus (Pygurus) yamamaensis Kier
1995Pygurus (Pygurus) yamamaensis Néraudeau et al. p. 413 fig. 5g,h

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
familyClypeidae
genusPygurus
subgenusPygurusAgassiz 1839
speciesyamamaensisKier 1972

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: 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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Berriasian to the top of the Hauterivian or 143.10000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Saudi Arabia Pygurus yamamaensis (195507)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Saudi Arabia Pygurus yamamaensis (195494 195508)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Saudi Arabia Pygurus yamamaensis (195509)