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Abertella

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Abertellidae

Taxonomy
Abertella was named by Durham (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l T Mi-m]. Its type is Scutella aberti. It is the type genus of Abertellidae.

It was assigned to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Abertellidae by Durham (1955), Durham (1966) and Smith (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Abertella Durham p. 350
1955Abertella Durham pp. 177 - 178 figs. Fig. 32, e
1966Abertella Durham p. U489
2002Abertella Sepkoski
2009Abertella Smith

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderScutellina()
infraorderScutelliformes
familyAbertellidae
genusAbertellaDurham 1953

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. †Abertella Durham 1953
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†Abertella aberti Conrad 1842
Abertella alberti Linnaeus 1759
†Abertella gualichensis Martinez et al. 2005
Abertella helena Walcott 1908
†Abertella miskellyi Kroh 2013
†Abertella pirabensis Marchesini Santos 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
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 18:19:59
Modified: 2009-10-08 15:05:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Serravallian or 20.44000 to 11.62000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian - Serravallian28.1 - 11.62USA (Florida) A. aberti (35020)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) A. sp. (94817)
Aquitanian - Messinian23.03 - 5.333USA (Florida) A. aberti (35022)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Argentina (Río Negro) A. gualichensis (179579)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) A. sp. (35018)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Argentina (Río Negro) A. gualichensis (179580)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (Florida) A. sp. (35019)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Argentina A. gualichensis (114642)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) A. aberti (70843 79106 79111 79113 79114) Scutella aberti (60376)