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Pygurus (Mepygurus) depressus

Echinoidea - Clypeidae

Taxonomy
Pygurus depressus was named by Agassiz (1847).

It was recombined as Pygurus (Mepygurus) depressus by Kier (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Pygurus depressus Agassiz
1962Pygurus (Mepygurus) depressus Kier p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
familyClypeidae
genusPygurus
subgenusMepygurus()
speciesdepressus(Agassiz 1847)

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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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

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Callovian to the top of the Middle Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Madagascar Mepygurus depressus (98184 98185) Pygurus depressus (98096 98194)
Early/Lower Callovian - Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5Madagascar Pygurus depressus (98160)