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Cyphosoma (Coptosoma) singulare

Echinoidea - Phymosomatidae

Taxonomy
Cyphosoma (Coptosoma) singulare was named by Böhm (1891). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gerhardtsreiter Graben, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate marl in the Gerhardsreit Formation of Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. abbatei, C. blanckenhorni, C. loryi, C. nobilis, C. perroni, C. riograndensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Cyphosoma (Coptosoma) singulare Böhm p. 96 figs. Pl 4, figs 15,a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Calycina(Gregory 1900)
suborderPhymosomatoida()
familyPhymosomatidae
genusCyphosomaCotteau 1856
subgenusCoptosoma
speciessingulare

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitesubo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingsubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:30:22
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:47:39
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany Cyphosoma singulare (type locality: 213668)