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Eupatagus turibacoensis

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Taxonomy
Eupatagus turibacoensis was named by Sanchez-Roig (1953). Its type specimen is Sanchez Roig Tipo No. 767, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Finca Turibacoa, Marroquin, Moron, which is in an Eocene carbonate carbonate in Cuba.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Eupatagus turibacoensis Sanchez-Roig pp. 157-158 figs. pl. 8, figs. 3, 4
1984Eupatagus turibacoensis Kier p. 109

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderBrissidina
familyBrissidae
genusEupatagusAgassiz 1847
speciesturibacoensis

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.

Eupatagus turibacoensis Sanchez-Roig 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:18:10
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:32:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Cuba Eupatagus turibacoensis (type locality: 155865)