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Phymotaxis

Echinoidea - Stomopneustoida - Stomechinidae

Taxonomy
Phymotaxis was named by Lambert and Thiéry (1914) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp T Ol-u Sepkoski's reference number: 577,1066].

It was assigned to Echinidae by Cooke (1941); to Stomechinidae by Fell and Pawson (1966); and to Phymosomatoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Phymotaxis Lambert and Thiéry p. 253
1941Phymotaxis Cooke p. 18
1966Phymotaxis Fell and Pawson p. U405
2002Phymotaxis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
Echinacea()
orderStomopneustoida
familyStomechinidae()
genusPhymotaxis

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. †Phymotaxis Lambert and Thiéry 1914
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Phymotaxis mansfieldi Cooke 1941
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 Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 70.60000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) P. tournoueri (32167)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands (Limburg) P. tournoueri (32166)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands P. tournoueri (32160)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Florida) P. sp. (35013)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Florida) P. mansfieldi (60665 155936)