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Micropedina gongilensis

Echinoidea - Hemicidaroida

Taxonomy
Micropedina olisiponensis gongilensis was named by Brighton (1925).

It was recombined as Micropedina gongilensis by Abdelhamid (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Micropedina olisiponensis gongilensis Brighton p. 17 fig. 5
2014Micropedina gongilensis Abdelhamid p. 100

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
Echinacea()
superorderStirodontaJackson 1912
orderHemicidaroida()
genusMicropedinaCotteau 1866
speciesgongilensis()

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.

Micropedina gongilensis Brighton 1925
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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: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 10:13:12
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:44:23
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Nigeria Micropedina gongilensis (117606)