Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Eucidaris thouarsii galapagensis

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae

Taxonomy
Cidaris (Eucidaris) thouarsii galapagensis was named by Döderlein (1887).

It was recombined as Eucidaris thouarsii galapagensis by Döderlein (1928), Grant and Hertlein (1938).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Cidaris (Eucidaris) thouarsii galapagensis Döderlein
1928Eucidaris thouarsii galapagensis Döderlein
1938Eucidaris thouarsii galapagensis Grant and Hertlein p. 8

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
superfamilyCidarideaGray 1825
familyCidaridae
genusEucidarisLeske 1778
speciesthouarsiiValencienncs 1846
subspeciesgalapagensis(Döderlein 1887)

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.

show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:08:25
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:42:21
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Eucidaris thouarsii (96866)