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Astrodapsis spatiosus

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Echinarachniidae

Taxonomy
Astrodapsis arnoldi spatiosus was named by Kew (1920). Its type specimen is UCMP 11041 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Astrodapsis spatiosus by Grant and Hertlein (1938), Hall (1962).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Astrodapsis arnoldi spatiosus Kew
1920Astrodapsis scutelliformis Kew pp. 107 - 108 figs. Plate 21, figure 2; plate 39, figure 4
1935Astrodapsis salinasensis Richards
1938Astrodapsis salinasensis Grant and Hertlein p. 75
1938Astrodapsis scutelliformis Grant and Hertlein p. 76
1938Astrodapsis spatiosus Grant and Hertlein p. 76
1962Astrodapsis spatiosus Hall, Jr. p. 75 figs. PI. 29, figs. 3, 4; pi. 30, figs. 3, 3a, 4, 4a; pi. 31, figs. 1-6; pi. 32, figs. 1-7; pi. 33, figs.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderScutellina()
infraorderScutelliformes
familyEchinarachniidae
genusAstrodapsisConrad 1856
speciesspatiosus()

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.

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Invalid names: Astrodapsis salinasensis Richards 1935 [synonym], Astrodapsis scutelliformis Kew 1920 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 18:19:59
Modified: 2009-10-08 15:05:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Messinian or 13.82000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Astrodapsis salinasensis (194805)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (California) Astrodapsis spatiosus (37542)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Astrodapsis spatiosus (168014)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Astrodapsis scutelliformis (203543)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Astrodapsis salinasensis (194797) Astrodapsis spatiosus (194796 194895 195029)