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Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) holmesii

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Taxonomy
Plagionotus holmesii was named by McCrady (1855).

It was recombined as Metalia holmesii by Clark and Twitchell (1915); it was recombined as Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) holmesii by Cooke (1942).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Plagionotus holmesii McCrady
1915Metalia holmesii Clark and Twitchell p. 215
1942Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) holmesii Cooke p. 54

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderBrissidina
familyBrissidae
genusEupatagus
subgenusPlagiobrissus
speciesholmesii(McCrady 1855)

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: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:18:10
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:32:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) Eupatagus holmesii (203666)