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Goniopygidae

Echinoidea - Arbacioida - Goniopygidae

Taxonomy
Goniopygidae was named by Smith and Wright (1993). Its type is Goniopygus.

It was assigned to Arbacioida by Smith (1995).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Goniopygidae Smith and Wright
1995Goniopygidae Smith p. 142

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
Echinacea()
orderArbacioida()
familyGoniopygidaeSmith and Wright 1993
familyGoniopygidaeSmith and Wright 1993

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.

Fm. †Goniopygidae Smith and Wright 1993
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G. †Mimiosalenia Smith 1995
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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: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-10 13:28:05
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:53:34
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Smith 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available