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Glyptocidaris

Echinoidea - Phymosomatidae

Taxonomy
Glyptocidaris was named by Agassiz (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 942]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Phymosomatidae by Nisiyama (1966), Fell and Pawson (1966) and Linder et al. (1988); and to Phymosomatoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Glyptocidaris Agassiz
1966Glyptocidaris Fell and Pawson p. U398
1966Glyptocidaris Nisiyama p. 192
1988Glyptocidaris Linder et al. p. 946
2002Glypotocidaris Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Calycina(Gregory 1900)
suborderPhymosomatoida()
familyPhymosomatidae
genusGlyptocidarisAgassiz 1853

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.

G. Glyptocidaris Agassiz 1853
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Subg. †Glyptocidaris (Eoglyptocidaris) Nisiyama 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitesubo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingsubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:30:22
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:47:39
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Gelasian or 28.10000 to 1.80600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Japan (Teshio) G. arctina (204381)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Oregon) G. sp. (90569)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Japan (Chiba) G. crenularis (204372)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan (Chiba) G. crenularis (204380)