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Mespilia globulus

Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Temnopleuridae

Taxonomy
Mespilia globulus was named by Agassiz and Desor (1846).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Mespilia globulus Agassiz and Desor
1966Mespilia globulus Nisiyama p. 231

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

†Mespilia globulus Agassiz and Desor 1846
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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: 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) Mespilia globulus (204392)