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Cassidulus (Rhynchopygus) evergladensis

Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae

Taxonomy
Cassidulus (Rhynchopygus) evergladensis was named by Mansfield (1932). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Station 1/1177, Tamiami Trail, Caloosahatchee Fm., Collier County, FL, which is in a Pleistocene marine limestone in the Caloosahatchee Formation of Florida.

It was recombined as Cassidulus (Cassidulus) evergladensis by Cooke (1942).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Cassidulus (Rhynchopygus) evergladensis Mansfield
1942Cassidulus (Cassidulus) evergladensis Cooke p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderCassiduloida
suborderCassidulina
familyCassidulidae
genusCassidulus
subgenusRhynchopygus(d'Orbigny 1856)
speciesevergladensisMansfield 1932

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 calciteo
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 17:48:53
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:57:31
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Cassidulus evergladensis (type locality: 41206 41209)