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Echinochitonidae
Taxonomy
Echinochitonidae was named by Pojeta et al. (2003). Its type is Echinochiton.
It was assigned to Paleoloricata by Pojeta et al. (2003).
It was assigned to Paleoloricata by Pojeta et al. (2003).
Subtaxa
Echinochiton (type genus)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2003 | Echinochitonidae Pojeta et al. p. 649 |
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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. †Echinochitonidae Pojeta et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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J., Jr. Pojeta et al. 2003 | Paleoloricates having large, elongate, peripheral
hollow spines attached to the plates. Length of spines more-orless equal to width of adjacent plate. |
Measurements
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Reference: Kiessling 2003 |
Age range: Blackriveran or 460.90000 to 449.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Blackriveran | USA (Wisconsin) | Echinochiton dufoei (98349) |