Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Scaphechinus

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Dendrasteridae

Taxonomy
Scaphechinus was named by Agassiz (1863) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R Sepkoski's reference number: 577]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Dendrasteridae by Durham (1955) and Durham (1966); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Scaphechinus Agassiz p. 359
1955Scaphechinus Durham pp. 162 - 163 figs. Figs. 4, e; 5, a; 6, d; 26, fc; 34, e
1966Scaphechinus Durham p. U480
2002Scaphechinus Sepkoski

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderScutellina()
infraorderScutelliformes
familyDendrasteridae
genusScaphechinusAgassiz 1863

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. Scaphechinus Agassiz 1863
show all | hide all
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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Calabrian or 1.80600 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Japan (Yamaguchi) S. mirabilis (62297)