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Amblypygus (Paramblypygus)

Echinoidea - Echinoneoida - Echinoneidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Amblypygus (Paramblypygus) Tessier and Roman p. 140

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
orderEchinoneoida()
familyEchinoneidae()
genusAmblypygus
subgenusParamblypygus

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Subg. †Amblypygus (Paramblypygus) Tessier and Roman 1973
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Amblypygus (Paramblypygus) houphoueti Tessier and Roman 1973
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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Cote D'Ivoire Amblypygus houphoueti (78687 209338 209341)