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Mikrocidaris pentagona

Echinoidea - Triadocidaridae

Taxonomy
Cidaris pentagona was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Mikrocidaris pentagona by Kier (1977) and Kier (1984).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Cidaris subpentagona Braun p. 42 figs. Pl 3, fig 9
1841Cidaris pentagona Münster p. 42 figs. Pl 3, fig 8
1865Cidaris pentagona Laube p. 60 figs. Pl 9, fig 3
1865Cidaris subpentagona Laube p. 62 figs. Pl 9, fig 9
1977Mikrocidaris pentagona Kier p. 13 figs. Pl 2, figs 3-6; pl 3; pl 4, figs 1,2; text-fig 4
1984Mikrocidaris pentagona Kier p. 8 figs. Pl 8, figs 3,4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
familyTriadocidaridae
genusMikrocidaris
speciespentagona()

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.

†Mikrocidaris pentagona Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Cidaris subpentagona Braun 1841 [synonym]
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: Julian or 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy (Venezia) Mikrocidaris pentagona (56706)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Slovenia Mikrocidaris pentagona (195833)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Cidaris pentagona, Cidaris subpentagona (type locality: 137429)