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Paracidaris laeviuscula

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Polycidaridae

Taxonomy
Cidaris laeviuscula was named by Agassiz (1840).

It was recombined as Paracidaris laeviuscula by Hostettler and Menkveld-Gfeller (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Cidaris laeviuscula Agassiz
2015Paracidaris laeviuscula Hostettler and Menkveld-Gfeller p. 206 figs. Pl 3, figs 1a-d, 2, 3a-c, 4, 5a,b, 6a,b, 7a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
familyPolycidaridae
genusParacidaris
specieslaeviuscula(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.

Paracidaris laeviuscula Agassiz 1840
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:08:25
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:42:21
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 157.90000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland Paracidaris laeviuscula (196412)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Switzerland Paracidaris laeviuscula (196409)