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Echinocorys yoloensis

Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae

Taxonomy
Echinocorys yoloensis was named by Anderson (1958). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS Loc. 1343 - Mt Vaca, which is in a Coniacian marine limestone/shale in California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Echinocorys yoloensis Anderson p. 83 figs. Plate 6, figures la, lb, lc, Id

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderHolasteroida
suborderMeridosternata
familyHolasteridae
genusEchinocorys
speciesyoloensis

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.

Echinocorys yoloensis Anderson 1958
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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: actively mobileo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 10:02:19
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:44:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Coniacian or 89.80000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (California) Echinocorys yoloensis (type locality: 44239)