Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Coptodiscus magniproctus

Echinoidea - Holectypoida - Holectypidae

Taxonomy
Coptodiscus magniproctus was named by Smith (1995). Its type specimen is BMNH EE3716 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Coptodiscus magniproctus Smith p. 183 figs. Pl 19, figs 4-7; text-figs 44,45

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
orderHolectypoida
familyHolectypidae
genusCoptodiscus
speciesmagniproctus

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.

show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:03:22
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:45:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available