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Echinodiscus chikuzenensis

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Astriclypeidae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Echinodiscus chikuzenensis Nagao p. 17 figs. Plate 1, Figs. 15-17

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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
familyAstriclypeidae()
genusEchinodiscus
specieschikuzenensis

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.

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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Japan (Fukuoka) Echinodiscus chikuzenensis (203236)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Japan (Yamaguchi) Echinodiscus chikuzenensis (51450 51455 51456 51457)