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Pygopyrina

Echinoidea - Echinoneoida - Conulidae

Taxonomy
Pygopyrina was named by Pomel (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: J Call K Ceno].

It was assigned to Conulidae by Wagner and Durham (1966); and to Holectypoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Pygopyrina Pomel p. 54
1966Pygopyrina Wagner and Durham p. U445
2002Pygopyrina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
orderEchinoneoida()
superfamilyConulidea
familyConulidae()
genusPygopyrina

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. †Pygopyrina Pomel 1883
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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 Valanginian to the top of the Danian or 139.80000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Portugal P. incisa (65702 65705)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Portugal P. incisa (65753 65767 65853 73136 73334)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Mexico (Baja California) P. sp. (1878)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Serbia and Montenegro P. desmoulinsii (164671)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain P. darderi (74557)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France P. houzeauti (20816)