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

Centrechinus

Echinoidea - Aulodonta - Centrechinidae

Taxonomy
Centrechinus was named by Jackson (1825).

It was assigned to Centrechinidae by Grant and Hertlein (1938).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Centrechinus Jackson
1938Centrechinus Grant and Hertlein p. 12

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

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassRegulariaLatreille 1825
orderAulodontaJackson 1912
familyCentrechinidaeJackson
genusCentrechinusJackson 1825

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.

G. †Centrechinus Jackson 1825
show all | hide all
Centrechinus mexicanum Agassiz 1863
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Diet 2: deposit feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 12:05:24
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available