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Hesperocidaris panamensis

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae

Taxonomy
Dorocidaris panamensis was named by Agassiz (1898).

It was recombined as Hesperocidaris panamensis by Grant and Hertlein (1938).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Dorocidaris panamensis Agassiz
1938Hesperocidaris panamensis Grant and Hertlein p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
superfamilyCidarideaGray 1825
familyCidaridae
genusHesperocidarisMortensen 1928
speciespanamensis(Agassiz 1898)

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.

Hesperocidaris panamensis Agassiz 1898
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available