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Plistophyma

Echinoidea - Phymosomatidae

Taxonomy
Plistophyma was named by Peron and Gauthier (1881).

It was assigned to Polyporidae by Sanchez Roig (1926); and to Phymosomatidae by Smith (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Plistophyma Peron and Gauthier p. 177
1926Plistophyma Sanchez Roig p. 40
1995Plistophyma Smith p. 169

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Calycina(Gregory 1900)
suborderPhymosomatoida()
familyPhymosomatidae
genusPlistophymaPeron and Gauthier 1881

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.

G. †Plistophyma Peron and Gauthier 1881
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Plistophyma asiaticum Cotteau and Gauthier 1895
Plistophyma cubense Egozcue 1897
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitesubo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingsubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:30:22
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:47:39
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Cretaceous or 145.00000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Cuba P. cubense (91136)