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Parechinus angulosus

Echinoidea

Taxonomy
Cidaris angulosus was named by Leske (1778). It is extant.

It was recombined as Parechinus angulosus by Kensley (1972).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Cidaris angulosus Leske
1972Parechinus angulosus Kensley p. 187

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
genusParechinusMortensen 1903
speciesangulosus(Leske 1778)

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.

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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa Parechinus angulosus (22219)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) Parechinus angulosus (118215)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) Parechinus angulosus (110492)