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Protoscutella conradi

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Protoscutellidae

Taxonomy
Sismondia conradi was named by Cotteau (1891).

It was recombined as Scutella conradi by Clark and Twitchell (1915); it was recombined as Protoscutella conradi by Cooke (1942), Kier (1980).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. mississipiensis, P. mississippensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Sismondia conradi Cotteau
1915Scutella conradi Clark and Twitchell p. 126
1942Protoscutella conradi Cooke p. 17
1980Protoscutella conradi Kier p. 35

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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
familyProtoscutellidae
genusProtoscutella
speciesconradi(Cotteau 1891)

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.

†Protoscutella conradi Cotteau 1891
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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: 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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (South Carolina) Protoscutella conradi (5462 5478 32901)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (South Carolina) Protoscutella conradi (5343 5344 5345 5353 5354 5465 5468 5474)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (North Carolina) Protoscutella conradi (5382 5385 5444 5445 5458)