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Astrodapsis peltoides

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Echinarachniidae

Taxonomy
Astrodapsis peltoides was named by Anderson and Martin (1914). Its type specimen is CAS 102 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Astrodapsis arnoldi peltoides by Kew (1920).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Astrodapsis peltoides Anderson and Martin p. 52 figs. Plate 2, figure 2
1920Astrodapsis arnoldi peltoides Kew pp. 88 - 89 figs. Plate 15, figures 2a, 2b, 3
1938Astrodapsis peltoides Grant and Hertlein p. 75
1962Astrodapsis peltoides Hall, Jr. pp. 78 - 79 figs. PI.40,figs.1,la,2 pi.41,figs.1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderScutellina()
infraorderScutelliformes
familyEchinarachniidae
genusAstrodapsisConrad 1856
speciespeltoides

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.

Astrodapsis peltoides Anderson and Martin 1914
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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: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 18:19:59
Modified: 2009-10-08 15:05:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.63000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6USA (California) Astrodapsis peltoides (203539)