Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Cassidulus (Pygorhynchus) sabistonensis

Echinoidea - Nucleolitidae

Taxonomy
Cassidulus (Pygorhynchus) sabistonensis was named by Kellum (1931).

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Casidulus trojanensis, C. kieri

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Cassidulus (Pygorhynchus) berryi Kellum
1931Cassidulus (Pygorhynchus) sabistonensis Kellum
1942Cassidulus (Cassidulus) sabistonensis Cooke p. 31

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
familyNucleolitidae
genusCassidulus
subgenusPygorhynchus
speciessabistonensisKellum 1931

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.

show all | hide all
Invalid names: Cassidulus (Pygorhynchus) berryi Kellum 1926 [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: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (North Carolina) Cassidulus berryi (41985)