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Camarodonta

Echinoidea - Camarodonta

Taxonomy

Camarodonta was named by Jackson (1912). It is extant.

It was reranked as the suborder Camarodonta by Kew (1920), Grant and Hertlein (1938).

It was assigned to Centrechinoida by Kew (1920); to Cidaroidea by Grant and Hertlein (1938); and to Echinacea by Kroh and Smith (2010).

Subtaxa

Echinidea, Odontophora, Parasaleniidae, Temnopleuridea

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1912	Camarodonta Jackson
1920	Camarodonta Kew p. 56
1938	Camarodonta Grant and Hertlein p. 22
2010	Camarodonta Kroh and Smith p. 171

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
—	Ambulacraria
phylum	Echinodermata
subphylum	Eleutherozoa

Rank	Name	Author
—	Echinozoa	()
class	Echinoidea	()
subclass	Euechinoidea	Bronn 1860
—	Echinacea	()
order	Camarodonta
order	Camarodonta

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.

Or. Camarodonta Jackson 1912

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Infraor. Echinidea

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Fm. Echinidae Gray 1825

G. †Anapesus Holmes 1860

†Anapesus carolinus Holmes 1860

G. †Atactus

G. Echinus Linnaeus 1758

Subg. Echinus (Agarites) Agassiz 1841

Echinus anchistus Clark 1912

Echinus euryporus Clark 1909

†Echinus granularis Wright 1851

Echinus horridus Agassiz 1879

†Echinus perlatus Desmarest 1825

†Echinus purpuratus Stimpson 1857 [Pacific purple sea urchin]

G. Gracilechinus

†Gracilechinus gracilis Agassiz 1869

†Gracilechinus gracilis nysti Cotteau 1880

G. †Hypechinus

G. †Isechinus Lambert 1903

†Isechinus praecursor Ortmann 1900

G. Paracentrotus Mortensen 1903

G. Psammechinus

†Psammechinus carolinensis Kier 1997

Psammechinus cingulatus Clark 1891

†Psammechinus dubius Agassiz 1840

†Psammechinus exoletus McCrady 1857

†Psammechinus floralanus Cooke 1941

†Psammechinus ocalanus Cooke 1941

†Psammechinus philanthropus Conrad 1843

†Psammechinus santee Cooke 1941

G. Stirechinus

G. Tripneustes Agassiz 1841

Subg. Tripneustes (Hipponoe) Gray 1840

†Tripneustes (Hipponoe) californicus Kew 1914

Tripneustes depresss Agassiz 1863

†Tripneustes esculenta Leske 1778

Tripneustes gratilla Linnaeus 1758

†Tripneustes magnificus Nisiyama 1966

†Tripneustes pregratilla McNamara and Kendrick 1994

Invalid names: Parechinidae Mortensen 1903 [empty], Triplechinidae [empty]

Infraor. Odontophora Kroh and Smith 2010

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Fm. Echinometridae Gray 1855

G. †Anthocidaris Lütken 1864

G. Echinometra Gray 1825

†Echinometra hondoana Nisiyama 1966

Echinometra insularis Clark 1912

Echinometra lucunter Linnaeus 1758

†Echinometra mathaei Blainville 1825

Echinometra oblonga Blainville 1825

Echinometra vanbrunti Agassiz 1863

Invalid names: Ellipsechinus [synonym]

G. Echinostrephus

†Echinostrephus aciculalum Agassiz 1863

†Echinostrephus saipanicum Cooke 1957

G. Evechinus

G. Heterocentrotus Brandt 1835

G. Zenocentrotus

Fm. Strongylocentrotidae Gregory 1900

G. Allocentrotus

†Allocentrotus japonicus Nisiyama 1966

G. Caenocentrotus Clark 1912

Caenocentrotus gibbosus Agassiz and Desor 1846

G. Heliocidaris

Heliocidaris stenopora Clark 1912

G. Loxechinus Desor 1856

Loxechinus albus Molina 1782

G. Strongylocentrotus Brandt 1835

Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Müller 1776

Strongylocentrotus echinoides Agassiz and Clark 1907

Strongylocentrotus fragilis Jackson 1912

Strongylocentrotus franciscanus Agassiz 1863 [red sea urchin]

Strongylocentrotus intermedius Barn 1863

†Strongylocentrotus magistrus Nisiyama 1966

Strongylocentrotus nudus Agassiz 1863

†Strongylocentrotus octoporus Nisiyama 1966

Strongylocentrotus polycanthus Agassiz and Clark 1907

Strongylocentrotus pulchellus Agassiz and Clark 1907

Strongylocentrotus pulcherriumus Agassiz 1863

†Strongylocentrotus purpuratus Stimpson 1857 [Pacific purple sea urchin]

Strongylocentrotus sachalinicus Döderlein 1912

Fm. Toxopneustidae Troschel 1872

G. Goniopneustes Duncan 1889

G. Gymnechinus Mortensen 1903

G. Lytechinus Agassiz 1863

Lytechinus anamesus Clark 1912

†Lytechinus baldwini Linder et al. 1988

†Lytechinus coreyi Grant and Hertlein 1938

†Lytechinus milleri Grant and Hertlein 1938

†Lytechinus pictus Verrill 1867

†Lytechinus semituberculatus Agassiz and Desor 1867

Lytechinus variegatus Lamarck 1816

G. †Mirechinus Nisiyama 1966

†Mirechinus mirabilis Nisiyama 1966

G. Nudechinus Clark 1912

G. †Oligophyma Pomel 1869

G. Pseudoboletia Troschel 1869

G. Pseudocentrotus

†Pseudocentrotus stenoporus Nisiyama 1966

G. †Schizechinus Pomel 1869

G. †Scholiechinus Arnold and Clark 1927

†Scholiechinus axiologus Arnold and Clark 1927

G. Sphaerechinus Desor 1856

G. Toxopneustes Agassiz 1841

Toxopneustes rosea Agassiz 1863

Fm. Parasaleniidae Mortensen 1903

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G. †Diplosalenia

G. Parasalenia

†Parasalenia marianae Cooke 1957

Infraor. Temnopleuridea Kroh and Smith 2010

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Fm. Glyphocyphidae Duncan 1889

G. †Arachniopleurus

G. †Dictyopleurus

G. †Glyphocyphus

G. †Glyptodiadema Pomel 1883

G. †Hemidiadema

G. †Progonechinus

†Progonechinus pretiosus Clark and Twitchell 1915

G. †Radiocyphus

Fm. Temnopleuridae Agassiz 1872

G. Amblypneustes

G. Desmechinus

G. †Echinocyphus Cotteau 1860

Invalid names: Echinocyphus Cotteau 1860 [objective synonym]

G. Genocidaris Agassiz 1869

G. †Glyptechinus

G. †Goniosigma

G. †Grammechinus

G. †Graphepleurus

G. †Irenechinus

G. †Leiocyphus

G. †Leptopleurus

G. †Martinechinus

G. Microcyphus

G. Opechinus

†Opechinus costatus d'Archiac and Haime 1853

G. Ortholophus Duncan 1887

G. †Paradoxechinus

G. Printechinus

G. Prionechinus

G. †Pseudarbacina

G. Pseudechinus

Pseudechinus magellanicus Phillippi 1857

G. †Pseudodicoptella

G. Salmacis

†Salmacis dussumieri Agassiz 1846

G. †Scolechinus

G. †Temnechinus

Subfm. †Temnopleurinae Agassiz 1872

G. †Brochopleurus

†Brochopleurus pulcherrimus Nisiyama 1966

G. Erbechinus

†Erbechinus gratus Nisiyama 1966

G. †Mespilia Desor 1846

†Mespilia globulus Agassiz and Desor 1846

G. †Salmaciella Mortensen 1942

G. Temnopleurus

Subg. †Temnopleurus (Toreumatica) Gray 1855

†Temnopleurus hardwickii Gray 1855

†Temnopleurus toreumaticus Leske 1778

G. Temnotrema

†Temnotrema macleayana Tenison-Woods 1878

†Temnotrema rubrum Döderlein 1885

†Temnotrema sculptum Agassiz 1863

G. †Triplacidia

G. †Zeuglopleurus

†Zeuglopleurus pisum Schluter 1883

Fm. Trigonocidaridae Mortensen 1903

G. †Trigonocidaris Agassiz 1869

Invalid names: Zeuglopleuridae Lewis 1986 [empty]

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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Frasnian to the top of the Holocene or 382.31000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 372.15 Ma

Collections (275 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oldest occurrences
Frasnian	382.31 - 372.15	Germany	Echinidae indet. (227711 227713 227717) Echinidea indet. (227694 227695)
Pelsonian - Illyrian	244.24 - 241.464	Hungary	Echinus sp. (81051)
Rhaetian	205.7 - 201.4	Switzerland	Echinidea indet. (172799 172801 172802)
Early/Lower Sinemurian	199.5 - 192.9	United Kingdom (England)	Echinidae indet. (140334)
Sinemurian	199.5 - 192.9	Canada (Yukon)	Echinidae indet. (53115)
Middle Callovian	165.3 - 161.5	Saudi Arabia	Echinidae indet. (141344)
Early/Lower Valanginian	137.05 - 132.6	Switzerland	Psammechinus tenuis (2225)
Valanginian	137.05 - 132.6	France	Psammechinus tenuis (2222)
Valanginian	137.05 - 132.6	Switzerland	Psammechinus tenuis (2247)
Hauterivian	132.6 - 125.77	Switzerland	Psammechinus hyselli (2201)
Hauterivian	132.6 - 125.77	France	Glyphocyphus depressus (2203) Psammechinus montmollini (2209)
Hauterivian	132.6 - 125.77	Portugal	Echinidae indet. (73318 73337)
Barremian	125.77 - 121.4	Portugal	Echinidae indet. (73154 73155 73166 73339 73354 73517)
Early/Lower Aptian	121.4 - 119.57	Germany	Echinidae indet. (50421)
Aptian	121.4 - 113.2	Portugal	Echinidae indet. (73506 73509 73510 73534 73538 73542 73546 73547 73554 73572)
Aptian	121.4 - 113.2	Switzerland	Psammechinus sp. (2229)
Aptian	121.4 - 113.2	Morocco (Western High Atlas)	Hemidiadema rugosum (2070)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Brazil	Glyphocyphus radiatus (140837)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Brazil	Psammechinus sp. (140839)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Egypt	Echinidae indet. (24082)