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Scutellina

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Fibulariidae

Taxonomy
Scutellina was named by Agassiz (1841) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 942].

It was assigned to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002) and Smith (2009); and to Fibulariidae by Durham (1955), Durham (1966) and Carrasco and Cardiel-Lalueza (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Scutellina Agassiz p. 98
1955Scutellina Durham p. 136 figs. Fig. 30, e
1966Scutellina Durham p. U471
2002Scutellina Sepkoski
2009Scutellina Smith
2015Scutellina Carrasco and Cardiel-Lalueza

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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()
infraorderLaganiformes
familyFibulariidae()
genusScutellinaAgassiz 1841

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. †Scutellina Agassiz 1841
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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: 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: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Libya S. concava (42127)