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Lytechinus semituberculatus

Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Toxopneustidae

Taxonomy
Echinus (Psammechinus) semituberculatus was named by Agassiz and Desor (1867).

It was recombined as Lytechinus semituberculatus by Grant and Hertlein (1938).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Echinus (Psammechinus) semituberculatus Agassiz and Desor
1938Lytechinus semituberculatus Grant and Hertlein p. 25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
Echinacea()
orderCamarodonta
infraorderOdontophora
familyToxopneustidae
genusLytechinusAgassiz 1863
speciessemituberculatus(Agassiz and Desor 1867)

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.

Lytechinus semituberculatus Agassiz and Desor 1867
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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 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