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Oligopygus rotundus

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Oligopygidae

Taxonomy
Oligopygus rotundus was named by Cooke (1942). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Koons MIll, which is in a Priabonian marine marl in the Moodys Branch Formation of Alabama.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Oligopygus rotundus Cooke p. 9 figs. Plate 2, Figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
familyOligopygidae()
genusOligopygus
speciesrotundus

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.

Oligopygus rotundus Cooke 1942
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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: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 18:19:59
Modified: 2009-10-08 15:05:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Priabonian or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Oligopygus rotundus (81242)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Georgia) Oligopygus rotundus (81261 81262)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Oligopygus rotundus (type locality: 204622)