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Tylocidaris (Sardocidaris) scarabellii

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Psychocidaridae

Taxonomy
Cidaris scarabellii was named by Stefanini (1907). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Serra dei Guidoni (Bologna), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian carbonate limestone in the Pantano Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Tylocidaris (Sardocidaris) scarabellii by Borghi and Stara (2016).

Synonyms
  • Sardocidaris piae was named by Lambert (1907). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Funtanazza, which is in an Aquitanian marine sandstone in Italy.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Tylocidaris (Sardocidaris) scarabellii by Borghi and Stara (2016).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Sardocidaris piae Lambert
1907Cidaris scarabellii Stefanini
2016Tylocidaris (Sardocidaris) scarabellii Borghi and Stara p. 22 figs. 4A-H, 7A,B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
superfamilyCidarideaGray 1825
familyPsychocidaridae
genusTylocidarisPomel 1883
subgenusSardocidaris(Lambert 1907)
speciesscarabellii(Stefanini 1907)

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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Invalid names: Sardocidaris piae Lambert 1907 [synonym]
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: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:08:25
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:42:21
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Burdigalian or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Italy Sardocidaris piae (209212)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98San Marino Tylocidaris scarabellii (209200)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Italy Cidaris scarabellii (209211) Tylocidaris scarabellii (209206 209209)