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Amblypygus (Paramblypygus) houphoueti

Echinoidea - Echinoneoida - Echinoneidae

Taxonomy
Amblypygus (Paramblypygus) houphoueti was named by Tessier and Roman (1973). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.R06425 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Amblypygus (Paramblypygus).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Amblypygus (Paramblypygus) houphoueti Tessier and Roman p. 141

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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
specieshouphoueti

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.

†Amblypygus (Paramblypygus) houphoueti Tessier and Roman 1973
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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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Cote D'Ivoire Amblypygus houphoueti (78687 209338 209341)