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Durhamella

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Neolaganidae

Taxonomy
Durhamella was named by Kier (1968) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m T Eo-u].

It was assigned to Neolaganidae by Kier (1968); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Durhamella Kier p. 23
2002Durhamella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderLaganina
familyNeolaganidae
genusDurhamella

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. †Durhamella Kier 1968
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Durhamella floridanum Clark and Twitchell 1915
Durhamella ocalana Cooke 1942
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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 47.80000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Georgia) D. floridana, D. ocalana (203603)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Florida) D. oculanum (49882)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9USA (Florida) Laganum ocalanum (99208)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Laganum floridanum (3548)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Florida) Laganum ocalanum (3535 61109 204635)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Florida) D. sp. (34992) Laganum floridanum, Laganum ocalanum (61114)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Jamaica D. floridana (8122)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Alabama) Laganum floridanum (203470)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (Florida) Laganum floridanum (42440)