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Echinothrix calamaris

Echinoidea - Diadematoida - Diadematidae

Taxonomy
Echinus calamaris was named by Pallas (1774).

It was recombined as Echinothrix calamaris by Nisiyama (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1774Echinus calamaris Pallas
1966Echinothrix calamaris Nisiyama p. 180

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
orderDiadematoida
familyDiadematidae
genusEchinothrixPeters 1853
speciescalamaris(Pallas 1774)

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.

Echinothrix calamaris Pallas 1774
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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: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 18:22:04
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:42:51
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Japan (Ryukyu Islands) Echinothrix calamaris (204377)