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Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) gardnerae

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Taxonomy
Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) gardnerae was named by Cooke (1942). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Andalusia, west, which is in a Priabonian marine limestone in the Ocala Formation of Alabama.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. cranium, E. marianensis, E. mortoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) gardnerae Cooke p. 56 figs. Plate 7, Figs. 1-4

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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
speciesgardnerae

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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Eupatagus gardnerae (type locality: 204716)