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Astrodapsis brewerianus

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Echinarachniidae

Taxonomy
Echinarachinus brewerianus was named by Remond (1863).

It was recombined as Clypeaster brewerianus by Merriam (1899) and Clark and Twitchell (1915); it was recombined as Astrodapsis brewerianus by Kew (1920), Grant and Hertlein (1938), Durham (1955) and Hall (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Echinarachinus brewerianus Remond
1866Echinarachinus brewerianus Gabb p. 36 figs. PI. 12, Fig. 65, 65 a
1899Clypeaster brewerianus Merriam p. 166
1915Clypeaster brewerianus Clark and Twitchell p. 210
1920Astrodapsis brewerianus Kew pp. 91 - 92 figs. Plate 13, figures 5a, 5b, 5c
1938Astrodapsis brewerianus Grant and Hertlein p. 70
1955Astrodapsis brewerianus Durham p. 168 figs. fig. 22, f
1962Astrodapsis brewerianus Hall, Jr. p. 65 figs. PI. 1, figs. 1, 5, 8, 11, 15, 18

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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
speciesbrewerianus(Remond 1863)

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 brewerianus Remond 1863
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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: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Tortonian or 13.82000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246USA (California) Astrodapsis brewerianus (159598)