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Stomechinidae

Echinoidea - Stomopneustoida - Stomechinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Stomechinidae Fell and Pawson p. U403
1966Stomechinidae Nisiyama p. 197
1988Stomechinidae Linder et al. p. 948
1995Stomechinidae Smith p. 172
2010Stomechinidae Kroh and Smith p. 170

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
—Echinacea()
orderStomopneustoida
familyStomechinidae()
familyStomechinidae()

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. Stomechinidae Pomel 1883
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G. †Circopeltis Pomel 1883
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†Circopeltis emiratus Smith 1995
G. †Codechinus Desor 1858
G. †Echinotiara Pomel 1883
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†Echinotiara perebaskinei Lambert 1930
G. †Jeannetia
G. †Phymechinus Desor 1858
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†Phymechinus benoisti Lambert 1900
†Phymechinus mirabilis Agassiz 1846
†Phymechinus perplexus Smith 1995
G. †Phymotaxis Lambert and Thiéry 1914
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†Phymotaxis mansfieldi Cooke 1941
G. †Polycyphus Agassiz and Desor 1846
G. †Psephechinus Pomel 1883
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†Psephechinus globosus Lambert 1931
G. †Stomechinus Desor 1858
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†Stomechinus bigranularis Lamarck 1816
†Stomechinus dissimilaris Linder et al. 1988
†Stomechinus hyatti Clark 1893
G. Stomopneustes Agassiz 1841
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†Stomopneustes antiquus Nisiyama 1966
†Stomopneustes pristinus Jackson 1937
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†Thierychinus delaunayi Lambert 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Diet 2: deposit feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 12:05:24
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Jurassic to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 174.70000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 174.1 Ma

Collections (73 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Chile (Región de Tarapacá) Stomechinus sp. (228997)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Late/Upper Aalenian183.0 - 171.6Chile (Huasco) Stomechinus sp. (223405)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Saudi Arabia Echinotiara arabica (48714 48715)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5Jordan Polycyphus sp. (35357)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Luxembourg Psephechinus germinans (38549)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Switzerland Stomechinus polyporus (32036)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Morocco Psephechinus globosus (68165)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (California) Stomechinus hyatti (156330)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Saudi Arabia Polycyphus parvituberculatus (48112)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1Morocco Psephechinus globosus (204643)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France Stomechinus varusensis (38738)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia Polycyphus parvituberculatus (48405)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Iran Stomechinus sp. (37564)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France Psephechinus morieri (37510)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Polycyphus arabicus (48585 48586) Polycyphus parvituberculatus (45541 45547)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Tunisia Stomechinus sp. (13951)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Chile (Antofagasta) Stomechinus sp. (172173)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Saudi Arabia Polycyphus parvituberculatus (34544)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Saudi Arabia Polycyphus parvituberculatus (46031)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France (Lorraine) Psephechinus perlatus (21273)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland (Jura) Phymechinus mirabilis (196467)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Phymechinus mirabilis (11085)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Poland (Malogoszcz) Polycyphus distinctus, Stomechinus gyratus (157213)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Poland (Korytnica) Polycyphus distinctus, Stomechinus gyratus (157217)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Poland (Sulejow) Stomechinus semiplacenta (157209)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Poland (Czarnoglowy) Psephechinus sp. (157224)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Poland (Ozarow) Stomechinus semiplacenta (157221)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Phymechinus sp. (211294)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Stomechinus perlatus (41817 154138)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Stomechinus perlatus (23887)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Portugal Echinotiara neocomiensis (65854 73334)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Switzerland Codechinus gilleroni (2229)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Serbia and Montenegro Codechinus rotundus (67546)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Trochalosoma gharamulensis (114798)
Campanian - Paleocene83.6 - 56.0Mali Echinotiara perebaskinei (202356 202360)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mali Echinotiara perebaskinei (97594 209419 209420)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Oman Echinotiara sp. (151619) Echinotiara sp., Phymechinus sp. (151616 151617 151618)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Spain (Santander) Diplotagma sp. (157009 157010)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Phymotaxis tournoueri, Trochalosoma corneti (32167) Trochalosoma corneti (32159 32168)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Trochalosoma corneti (32161 32179)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Trochalosoma corneti (32157 32174)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Cretaceous70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Trochalosoma corneti (32175)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Trochalosoma corneti (32162)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands Phymotaxis tournoueri, Trochalosoma corneti (32160)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands (Limburg) Phymotaxis tournoueri (32166)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Haiti Circopeltis bouillei (61190)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Japan Stomopneustes antiquus (204382)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Cuba Triadechinus multiporus (155852)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Circopeltis couloni (73639)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Florida) Phymotaxis sp. (35013)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Florida) Phymotaxis mansfieldi (60665 155936)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Mexico (Veracruz) Stomopneustes pristinus (204613)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Oregon) Stomechinus dissimilaris (90569)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Stomopneustes variolaris (70098)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Papua New Guinea Stomechinidae indet. (204727)