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Faujasiidae

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Faujasiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Faujasidae Lambert p. 13
1962Faujasidae Kier p. 119
1966Faujasiidae Kier p. U508
1991Faujasiidae Smith p. 43
1995Faujasiidae Chiesa et al. p. 62
1995Faujasiidae Smith p. 191
2008Faujasiidae Manso and Andrade p. 322
2010Faujasiidae Kroh and Smith p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
familyFaujasiidae()
familyFaujasiidae()

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.

Fm. †Faujasiidae Lambert 1905
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†Australanthus longianus Gregory 1800
G. †Domechinus Kier 1962
G. †Eurypetalum Kier 1962
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Eurypetalum faujasii Desmoulins 1837
G. †Faujasia
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Faujasia apicalis Desor 1847
†Faujasia chelonium Cooke 1953
†Faujasia eccentripora Lees 1928
G. †Fauraster
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Fauraster priscus Lambert 1924
G. †Gongrochanus Kier 1962
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Gongrochanus herscheliana M'Clelland 1840
G. †Lefortia
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Lefortia delgadoi De Loriol 1900
†Lefortia trojana Cooke 1953
Invalid names: Pomelia de Loriol 1900 [replaced], Pomeliopsis de Loriol 1901 [objective synonym]
G. †Petalobrissus Lambert 1916
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Subg. †Petalobrissus (Paralampas) Duncan and Sladen 1882
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Invalid names: Cassidulus (Pygorhynchus) georgiensis Clark and Twitchell 1915 [synonym]
†Paralampas conceptionis Sanchez-Roig 1953
†Paralampas rancureli Tessier and Roman 1973
†Petalobrissus cubensis Weisbord 1934
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Invalid names: Nucleolites wilderae Ikins 1940 [synonym], Petalobrissus burckhardti Lambert 1936 [synonym], Phyllobrissus brasiliensis Beurlen 1964 [synonym]
†Petalobrissus linguiformis Peron and Gauthier 1881
†Petalobrissus setifensis Coquand 1866
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Invalid names: Parapygus mossoroensis Maury 1925 [synonym]
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G. †Zuffardia Checchia-Rispoli 1917
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†Zuffardia morgani Cotteau and Gauthier 1895
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Invalid names: Catopygus boucarti Lambert 1925 [synonym], Catopygus rohlfsi Krumbeck 1906 [synonym], Zuffardia creullii Checchia-Rispoli 1933 [synonym]
Invalid names: Stigmatopyginae Smith and Wright 2000 [empty]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 89.80000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 89.3 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian - Early/Lower Campanian93.9 - 70.6Brazil Petalobrissus cubensis (195861)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Brazil Petalobrissus cubensis, Petalobrissus setifensis (98673)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Egypt Petalobrissus pygmaeus (114897 140317)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Egypt Petalobrissus pygmaeus (114823 140595 150674)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Brazil Petalobrissus cubensis (90505)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Brazil (Sergipe) Petalobrissus cubensis (143185)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Egypt Petalobrissus pygmaeus (114800 114903)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Egypt Petalobrissus waltheri (114825 114826)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Egypt Petalobrissus waltheri (114804)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Texas) Nucleolites wilderae (197082)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian86.3 - 70.6Brazil Petalobrissus setifensis (195862)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5Egypt Petalobrissus waltheri (114805)
Early/Lower Santonian - Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Egypt Petalobrissus waltheri (114806)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Mexico (Chiapas) Petalobrissus burckhardti (197083)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Oman Faujasia sp., Zuffardia sp., Petalobrissus rawdahensis, Petalobrissus linguiformis (151655)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Phyllobrissus cubensis (3602 78197 197078 197079 197080 197081)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Phyllobrissus cubensis (3611 78105 78126 197062 197077)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Aquitaine) Faujasia apicalis (87756)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Phyllobrissus cubensis (3632)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Oman Faujasia sp., Petalobrissus rawdahensis (151653)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Spain Faujasia eccentripora (3772)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0United Arab Emirates Faujasia eccentripora (67456)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Oman Faujasia sp. (151616) Faujasia sp., Petalobrissus rawdahensis (151617) Faujasia sp., Zuffardia sp., Petalobrissus rawdahensis (151618 151654) Faujasia sp., Zuffardia sp., Petalobrissus rawdahensis, Petalobrissus linguiformis (151619 151656)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Spain (Santander) Zuffardia sp. (157006)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Lefortia trojana (78125)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Faujasia apicalis (3123)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Echinoidea indet. (67134)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Faujasia apicalis (32157)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Kazakhstan Zuffardia sp. (48025)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Faujasia chelonium (4632)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands Faujasia apicalis (32160)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Cote D'Ivoire Paralampas rancureli (78687 209342)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Cuba Paralampas conceptionis (155870)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Florida) Cassidulus lyelli (3569 61109)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Cassidulus georgiensis (57927) Cassidulus lyelli (203464)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Florida) Cassidulus conradi (204640)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4USA (Georgia) Cassidulus conradi (203465)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97USA (Alabama) Cassidulus conradi (18523)