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Temnopleuroidea (disused)

Echinoidea - Temnopleuroidea

Taxonomy
Temnopleuroidea was named by Mortensen (1942).

It was assigned to Echinacea by Lindley (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Temnopleuroidea Mortensen p. 123
2001Temnopleuroidea Lindley p. 123

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
—Echinacea()
orderTemnopleuroideaMortensen 1942
orderTemnopleuroideaMortensen 1942

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.

Or. †Temnopleuroidea Mortensen 1942
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Waipawan or 56.00000 to 52.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waipawan56.0 - 52.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) Temnopleuroidea indet. (51052)