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Tithonia praeconvexa

Echinoidea - Tithoniidae

Taxonomy
Metaporinus (Tithonia) praeconvexa was named by Jesionek-Szymanska (1963). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wiek quarry, Ogrodzieniec, which is in a Callovian marine horizon in Poland.

It was recombined as Tithonia praeconvexa by Gaillard et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Metaporinus (Tithonia) praeconvexa Jesionek-Szymanska p. 390 figs. Pl 7, figs 2a-d, 3a,b; text-plate 13, figs 4-12; text-plate 14, figs 1-9
2011Tithonia praeconvexa Gaillard et al. p. 742

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
familyTithoniidae
genusTithonia
speciespraeconvexa()

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.

Tithonia praeconvexa Jesionek-Szymanska 1963
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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: 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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Callovian or 164.70000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Poland Metaporinus praeconvexa (type locality: 196449)