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Cassidulus (Cassidulus)

Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae

Taxonomy
Cassidulus (Cassidulus) was named by Lamarck (1801). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cassidulus by Lamarck (1801) and Cooke (1942).

Subtaxa
Cassidulus (Cassidulus) trojanus
Species lacking formal opinion data
Casidulus trojanensis, Cassidulus kieri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Cassidulus (Cassidulus) Lamarck
1942Cassidulus (Cassidulus) Cooke p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderCassiduloida
suborderCassidulina
familyCassidulidae
genusCassidulus
subgenusCassidulusLamarck 1801

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.

Subg. Cassidulus (Cassidulus) Lamarck 1801
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 17:48:53
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:57:31
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

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

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Florida) Cassidulus ericsoni (61109)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Cassidulus trojanensis (204638 204639)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Florida) Casidulus trojanensis (204637)