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Holectypus pealei

Echinoidea - Holectypoida - Holectypidae

Taxonomy
Holectypus pealei was named by Clark and Twitchell (1915) [attributed to Clark only]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Berry Creek, which is in a Jurassic marine horizon in Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Holectypus pealei Clark and Twitchell p. 33 figs. Plate V, Figs. 3a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
orderHolectypoida
familyHolectypidae
genusHolectypus
speciespealei

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.

Holectypus pealei Clark and Twitchell 1915
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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: actively mobileo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:03:22
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:45:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Jurassic or 201.40000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic201.4 - 143.1USA (Wyoming) Holectypus pealei (type locality: 203316)