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Amblypygus americanus

Echinoidea - Echinoneoida - Echinoneidae

Taxonomy
Amblypygus americanus was named by Desor (1858).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Amblypygus americanus Desor p. 9
1915Amblypygus merrilli Clark and Twitchell p. 165 figs. Plate LXXVI, Figs. 1a-d
1942Amblypygus americanus Cooke p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
orderEchinoneoida()
familyEchinoneidae()
genusAmblypygus
speciesamericanusDesor 1858

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.

Amblypygus americanus Desor 1858
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Invalid names: Amblypygus merrilli Clark and Twitchell 1915 [synonym]
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: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Aquitanian or 37.71000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Amblypygus americanus (204624)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Jamaica Amblypygus americanus (204623)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Florida) Amblypygus americanus (3570 3571)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45USA (Florida) Amblypygus merrilli (61072)