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Stomopneustes pristinus

Echinoidea - Stomopneustoida - Stomechinidae

Taxonomy
Stomopneustes pristinus was named by Jackson (1937). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hacienda Tierra Amarilla, which is in an Oligocene marine horizon in the Mesón Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Stomopneustes pristinus Jackson p. 229 figs. Plate 12, Fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
—Echinacea()
orderStomopneustoida
familyStomechinidae()
genusStomopneustes
speciespristinus

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.

†Stomopneustes pristinus Jackson 1937
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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: Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Mexico (Veracruz) Stomopneustes pristinus (type locality: 204613)