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Goniocidaris murrayensis

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae

Taxonomy
Goniocidaris murrayensis was named by Chapman and Cudmore (1934).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. hebe

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Goniocidaris murrayensis Chapman and Cudmore

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
superfamilyCidarideaGray 1825
familyCidaridae
subfamilyGoniocidarinae()
genusGoniocidarisDesor, in Agassiz & Desor 1846
speciesmurrayensisChapman and Cudmore 1934

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.

†Goniocidaris murrayensis Chapman and Cudmore 1934
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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
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:08:25
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:42:21
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Langhian or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Australia (South Australia) Goniocidaris murrayensis (88322)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Western Australia) Goniocidaris murrayensis (63292)