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Aspidodiadematidae

Echinoidea - Aspidodiadematoida - Aspidodiadematidae

Taxonomy
Aspidodiademinae was named by Duncan (1889). It is extant.

It was reranked as the family Aspidodiadematidae by Duncan (1889), Fell (1966), Smith (1995), Kroh and Smith (2010) and Smith (2015).

It was assigned to Diadematoida by Duncan (1889), Fell (1966) and Smith (1995); and to Aspidodiadematoida by Kroh and Smith (2010) and Smith (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Aspidodiadematidae Duncan
1966Aspidodiadematidae Fell p. U352
1995Aspidodiadematidae Smith p. 744
2010Aspidodiadematidae Kroh and Smith p. 170
2015Aspidodiadematidae Smith p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
orderAspidodiadematoida
familyAspidodiadematidae(Duncan 1889)
familyAspidodiadematidae(Duncan 1889)

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. Aspidodiadematidae Duncan 1889
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G. Aspidodiadema Agassiz 1878
G. †Culozoma Vadet and Slowik 2001
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†Culozoma baroini Vadet and Slowik 2001
G. †Gymnotiara Pomel 1883
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†Gymnotiara dumortieri Cotteau 1881
G. Plesiodiadema Pomel 1883
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†Plesiodiadema jessoni Gregory 1896
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Invalid names: Eosalenia miranda Lambert 1905 [synonym]
Invalid names: Eosalenia [synonym]
G. †Tiaridia Pomel 1883
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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Spinatum to the top of the Early/Lower Oxfordian or 189.60000 to 155.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 183.0 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Gymnotiara sp. (38101)
Scissum - Murchisonae175.6 - 171.6United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Culozoma baroini (196227)
Sauzei171.6 - 167.7United Kingdom (England) Gymnotiara dumortieri (196231)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2United Kingdom (Buckinghamshire) Eosalenia jessoni (196232)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) Eosalenia jessoni (93214)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) Pseudodiadema jessoni (191840)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (Cambridgeshire) Eosalenia jessoni (93211 93213)