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Pseudocidaris thurmanni

Echinoidea - Hemicidaridae

Taxonomy
Hemicidaris thurmanni was named by Agassiz (1840).

It was recombined as Pseudocidaris thurmanni by Benest et al. (1994).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Hemicidaris mammosa Agassiz
1840Hemicidaris thurmanni Agassiz
1994Pseudocidaris thurmanni Benest et al. p. 66 figs. 4.1-4.11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
familyHemicidaridae
genusPseudocidaris
speciesthurmanni(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.

Pseudocidaris thurmanni Agassiz 1840
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Invalid names: Hemicidaris mammosa Agassiz 1840 [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 Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 161.50000 to 152.21000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Saudi Arabia Pseudocidaris thurmanni (45981 45992 46059 46302)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Pseudocidaris thurmanni (2586)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Saudi Arabia Pseudocidaris thurmanni (225468)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Algeria Pseudocidaris thurmanni (196453 196454 196455 196456 196457 196458 196459)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Poland (Niziny) Pseudocidaris thurmanni (157215)