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Scutellinoides patella

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae

Taxonomy
Scutellina patella was named by Tate (1891). It is the type species of Scutellinoides.

It was recombined as Scutellinoides patella by Durham (1955).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Scutellina morgani Cotteau
1891Scutellina patella Tate
1955Scutellinoides patella Durham p. 128

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderClypeasterina()
familyClypeasteridae()
subfamilyAmmotrophinae
genusScutellinoides
speciespatella(Tate 1891)

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: Scutellina morgani Cotteau 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 18:19:59
Modified: 2009-10-08 15:05:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Langhian or 33.90000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Australia (South Australia) Scutellinoides patella (45823)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Australia (South Australia) Scutellinoides patella (88322)