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Rhynchopygus peruvianus

Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchopygus peruvianus was named by Brighton (1926). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Atascadero, which is in an Eocene marine limestone in the Atascadero Formation of Peru.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Cassidulus raveneli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Rhynchopygus peruvianus Brighton p. 366 figs. Plate XXVI, Figs. a-d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderCassiduloida
suborderCassidulina
familyCassidulidae
genusRhynchopygus
speciesperuvianus

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.

†Rhynchopygus peruvianus Brighton 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
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 17:48:53
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:57:31
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Peru Rhynchopygus peruvianus (type locality: 203222)