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Nucleopygus pullatus

Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae

Taxonomy
Nucleopygus pullatus was named by Smith and Jeffery (2000). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. coravium, N. parallelus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Nucleopygus pullatus Smith and Jeffery p. 242 figs. 101a-f
2005Nucleopygus pullatus Parma and Casadío p. 1078

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderCassiduloida
suborderCassidulina
familyCassidulidae
genusNucleopygus
speciespullatusSmith and Jeffery 2000

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.

†Nucleopygus pullatus Smith and Jeffery 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
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 17:48:53
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:57:31
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (La Pampa) Nucleopygus pullatus (236598)