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Petalobrissus rawdahensis

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Faujasiidae

Taxonomy
Petalobrissus rawdahensis was named by Smith (1995). Its type specimen is BMNH EE3485 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Petalobrissus rawdahensis Smith p. 202 figs. Pl 24, figs 1-12; text-figs 64,65

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
familyFaujasiidae()
genusPetalobrissusLambert 1916
speciesrawdahensis

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 15:05:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Oman Petalobrissus rawdahensis (151655)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Oman Petalobrissus rawdahensis (151653)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Oman Petalobrissus rawdahensis (151617 151618 151619 151654 151656)