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Psychocidaridae

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Psychocidaridae

Taxonomy
Psychocidaridae was named by Ikeda (1936). It is extant.

It was reranked as the subfamily Psychocidarinae by Gravesen (1993).

It was assigned to Cidaroidea by Ikeda (1936); to Cidaridae by Gravesen (1993); to Cidaroida by Fell (1966) and Smith (2009); and to Cidaridea by Kroh and Smith (2010).

Subtaxa
Merocidaris, Roseicidaridae, Roseicidaris, Tylocidaris
Sister taxa
Roseicidaridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Psychocidaridae Ikeda
1966Psychocidaridae Fell p. U338
1991Roseicidaridae Vadet
1993Psychocidarinae Gravesen p. 50
2009Psychocidaridae Smith
2010Psychocidaridae Kroh and Smith p. 170

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
superfamilyCidarideaGray 1825
familyPsychocidaridae
familyPsychocidaridae

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. Psychocidaridae Ikeda 1936
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†Merocidaris propinqua Muenster 1826
G. Roseicidaris Vadet 1991
G. †Tylocidaris Pomel 1883
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Subg. †Tylocidaris (Sardocidaris) Lambert 1907
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Invalid names: Sardocidaris piae Lambert 1907 [synonym]
†Tylocidaris clavigera Mantell 1822
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Invalid names: Cidaris heberti Desor 1855 [synonym]
†Tylocidaris gosae Schluter 1892
†Tylocidaris salina Cooke 1959
†Tylocidaris vexilifera Schlüter 1982
†Tylocidaris walcotti Clark 1891
†Tylocidaris windi Brotzen 1959
Invalid names: Roseicidaridae Vadet 1991 [invalid subgroup]
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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Burdigalian or 161.20000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 155.7 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France (Lorraine) Merocidaris propinquus (21273)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Merocidaris propinqua (196408)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland (Basellandschaft) Merocidaris propinqua (196422)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Merocidaris propinqua (196421)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France (Drôme) Tylocidaris sp. (75576)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Late/Upper Albian99.6 - 99.6Spain Tylocidaris sorigneti (3832)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom Tylocidaris velifera (59682 59688 59711)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Czech Republic Tylocidaris vesicolosa (90511) Tylocidaris vesicolosa, Tylocidaris sorigneti, Tylocidaris versiculosa (90513)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Belgium Tylocidaris clavigera (155279)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Tylocidaris clavigera (38595)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Tylocidaris vesicolosa, Tylocidaris sorigneti, Tylocidaris versiculosa (90516 90517 90518)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3France Tylocidaris clavigera (59620)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3United Kingdom (England) Tylocidaris clavigera (38597)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5Spain Tylocidaris clavigera (74423)
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5Sweden Tylocidaris sp. (70316)
Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5Germany Tylocidaris gosae (178204)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Spain (Santander) Tylocidaris ramondi (157019 157021 157022 157023) Tylocidaris sp. (157004) Tylocidaris trempinus (157006 157008)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Tylocidaris hardouini (32167)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands Tylocidaris hardouini, Tylocidaris inexpectata (32160)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Tylocidaris abildgaardi (78711) Tylocidaris oedumi (35040) Tylocidaris vexillifera (89866)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Netherlands (Limburg) Tylocidaris bruennichi, Tylocidaris hardouini (32170)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Netherlands Tylocidaris hardouini (3122)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Tylocidaris walcotti (3113 81775)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Tylocidaris salina (155900 155901)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (New Jersey) Tylocidaris walcotti (155898 155902)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Cuba (all) Tylocidaris bermudezi (8210)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Cuba (Pinar del Rio) Tylocidaris bermudez (8209)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Italy Sardocidaris piae (209212)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Italy (Sardinia) Tylocidaris sp. (187424 187425 187426)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97San Marino Tylocidaris scarabellii (209200)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Italy Cidaris scarabellii (209211) Tylocidaris scarabellii (209206 209209)