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Mirechinus mirabilis

Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Toxopneustidae

Taxonomy
Mirechinus mirabilis was named by Nisiyama (1966). Its type specimen is IGPS 73725 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nishi-ura, which is in a Lutetian marine horizon in Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Mirechinus mirabilis Nisiyama p. 240 figs. PI. 6, fig. 3, pI. 7, figs. 2, 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
—Echinacea()
orderCamarodonta
infraorderOdontophora
familyToxopneustidae
genusMirechinus
speciesmirabilis

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.

†Mirechinus mirabilis Nisiyama 1966
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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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Japan Mirechinus mirabilis (type locality: 204382)