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Mespilia

Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Temnopleuridae

Taxonomy
Mespilia was named by Desor (1846).

It was assigned to Temnopleurinae by Nisiyama (1966).

Species
M. globulus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Mespilia Desor
1966Mespilia Nisiyama p. 230

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
—Echinacea()
orderCamarodonta
infraorderTemnopleuridea
familyTemnopleuridae
subfamilyTemnopleurinaeAgassiz 1872
genusMespiliaDesor 1846

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.

G. †Mespilia Desor 1846
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†Mespilia globulus Agassiz and Desor 1846
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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan (Chiba) M. globulus (204392)