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Temnopleurinae

Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Temnopleuridae

Taxonomy
Temnopleurinae was named by Agassiz (1872).

It was assigned to Temnopleuridae by Nisiyama (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Temnopleurinae Agassiz
1966Temnopleurinae Nisiyama p. 211

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
—Echinacea()
orderCamarodonta
infraorderTemnopleuridea
familyTemnopleuridae
subfamilyTemnopleurinaeAgassiz 1872
subfamilyTemnopleurinaeAgassiz 1872

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.

Subfm. †Temnopleurinae Agassiz 1872
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†Brochopleurus pulcherrimus Nisiyama 1966
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†Erbechinus gratus Nisiyama 1966
G. †Mespilia Desor 1846
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†Mespilia globulus Agassiz and Desor 1846
G. †Salmaciella Mortensen 1942
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Holocene or 48.07000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Brochopleurus sp. (51922)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Japan (Shizuoka) Erbechinus gratus (204383)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indonesia Temnopleurus toreumaticus (81717)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Egypt Brochopleurus fourtaui (47993)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Italy (Sardinia) Brochopleurus sp. (187431)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) Temnopleurus toreumaticus (41473)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Japan (Chiba) Brochopleurus pulcherrimus (204393)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Japan (Hyogo) Temnopleurus toreumaticus (204385)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Japan (Chiba) Temnopleurus hardwickii (204387 204389) Temnopleurus hardwickii, Temnopleurus reevesii (204386) Temnopleurus reevesii (204384)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Japan (Kanagawa) Temnopleurus hardwickii (204390)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan (Chiba) Mespilia globulus (204392)