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Pygorhynchus obovatus

Echinoidea - Nucleolitidae

Taxonomy
Catopygus obovatus was named by Agassiz (1836).

It was recombined as Pygorhynchus obovatus by Kier (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Catopygus obovatus Agassiz
1962Pygorhynchus obovatus Kier p. 84

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
familyNucleolitidae
genusPygorhynchus
speciesobovatus(Agassiz 1836)

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.

†Pygorhynchus obovatus Agassiz 1836
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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: Early/Lower Hauterivian or 132.60000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77France Pygorhynchus obovatus (68997 69077 69078 69080 69754 69777 69778 69780 69781 69785 84872 84876 84877 84878)