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Pericosmus aguayoi

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Paleopneustidae

Taxonomy
Linthia aguayoi was named by Sanchez Roig (1949).

It was recombined as Pericosmus aguayoi by Kier (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Linthia aguayoi Sanchez Roig
1949Mauritanaster depressus Sanchez Roig
1952Pericosmus giganteus Sanchez Roig
1953Mauritanaster marroquinensis Sanchez Roig
1984Pericosmus aguayoi Kier p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderPaleopneustina
superfamilyPaleopneustidea
familyPaleopneustidae
genusPericosmusAgassiz 1847
speciesaguayoi(Sanchez Roig 1949)

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.

Pericosmus aguayoi Sanchez Roig 1949
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Invalid names: Mauritanaster depressus Sanchez Roig 1949 [synonym], Mauritanaster marroquinensis Sanchez Roig 1953 [synonym], Pericosmus giganteus Sanchez Roig 1952 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:18:10
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:32:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available