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Diplocidaris bernasconii

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Diplocidaridae

Taxonomy
Diplocidaris bernasconii was named by Bischof et al. (2018). Its type specimen is FPJ 5667 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hasenburg near Soyhières, which is in an Oxfordian reef, buildup or bioherm mudstone in the St-Ursanne Formation of Switzerland.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Diplocidaris bernasconii Bischof et al. p. 11 figs. Pl 2, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
familyDiplocidaridaeGregory 1900
genusDiplocidaris
speciesbernasconii

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.

Diplocidaris bernasconii Bischof et al. 2018
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Middle Oxfordian or 161.50000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland (Jura) Diplocidaris bernasconii (type locality: 196460)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland (Solothurn) Diplocidaris bernasconii (196464)