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Huttonechinus spatangiformis

Echinoidea - Corystusidae

Taxonomy
Macropneustes spatangiformis was named by Hector (1870).

It was recombined as Huttonechinus spatangiformis by Foster and Philip (1978).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. antarctica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Macropneustes spatangiformis Hector
1978Huttonechinus spatangiformis Foster and Philip p. 800

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
familyCorystusidae
genusHuttonechinus
speciesspatangiformis(Hector 1870)

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.

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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: Whaingaroan or 34.60000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand (South Island) Huttonechinus spatangiformis (204587)