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Trochotiara superbum

Echinoidea

Taxonomy
Diadema superbum was named by Agassiz (1840).

It was recombined as Trochotiara superbum by Smith (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Diadema superbum Agassiz
1995Trochotiara superbum Smith p. 749 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-5; text-fig 1E-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Calycina(Gregory 1900)
suborderPhymosomatoida()
genusTrochotiara
speciessuperbum(Agassiz 1840)

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.

Trochotiara superbum Agassiz 1840
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitesubo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingsubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:30:22
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:47:39
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Early/Lower Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian164.7 - 155.7United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) Trochotiara superbum (196235 196236)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (Cambridgeshire) Trochotiara superbum (93213)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) Trochotiara superbum (93210)