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Glyptocidaris (Eoglyptocidaris) arctina

Echinoidea - Phymosomatidae

Taxonomy
Glyptocidaris (Eoglyptocidaris) arctina was named by Nisiyama (1966). Its type specimen is IGPS 73752 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sukenebetsu, which is in an Oligocene marine horizon in the Poronai Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Glyptocidaris (Eoglyptocidaris) arctina Nisiyama p. 196 figs. PI. 3, figs. 5-7, text-fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Calycina(Gregory 1900)
suborderPhymosomatoida()
familyPhymosomatidae
genusGlyptocidarisAgassiz 1853
subgenusEoglyptocidaris
speciesarctina

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 calcitesubo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingsubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:30:22
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:47:39
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Japan (Teshio) Glyptocidaris arctina (type locality: 204381)