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Clypeolampas ovatus

Echinoidea - Clypeolampadidae

Taxonomy
Galerites ovatus was named by Lamarck (1816).

It was recombined as Clypeolampas ovatus by Kier (1962), Smith (1995).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Galerites ovatus Lamarck
1829Clypeaster leskei Goldfuss
1919Clypeolampas douvillei Lambert
1919Clypeolampas mengaudi Lambert
1962Clypeolampas ovatus Kier p. 188
1995Clypeolampas ovatus Smith p. 190
1998Clypeolampas mengaudi Rehfeld and Ernst

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
familyClypeolampadidae
genusClypeolampas
speciesovatus(Lamarck 1816)

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.

†Clypeolampas ovatus Lamarck 1816
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Invalid names: Clypeaster leskei Goldfuss 1829 [synonym], Clypeolampas douvillei Lambert 1919 [synonym], Clypeolampas mengaudi Lambert 1919 [synonym]
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 Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Spain Clypeolampas mengaudi (24251)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Spain Clypeolampas ovatus (3770 3772)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Santander) Clypeolampas ovatus (157003 157004)