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Tithonia exile

Echinoidea - Tithoniidae

Taxonomy
Holaster exilis was named by Eichwald (1865).

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Holaster exilis Eichwald
1880Metaporinus heinzi Coquand
2011Tithonia exile Gaillard et al. p. 746

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
familyTithoniidae
genusTithonia
speciesexile(Eichwald 1865)

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 exile Eichwald 1865
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Invalid names: Tithonia heinzi Coquand 1880 [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: Early/Lower Barremian or 125.77000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian132.6 - 121.4Hungary Metaporinus heinzi (65933)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Hungary Metaporinus heinzi (66034)