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Apatopygus

Echinoidea - Apatopygidae

Taxonomy
Apatopygus was named by Hawkins (1920) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 577]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cassiduloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Apatopygidae by Kier (1962), Kier (1966) and Gatt (2005).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Apatopygus Hawkins
1962Apatopygus Kier p. 223
1966Apatopygus Kier p. U522
2002Apatopygus Sepkoski
2005Apatopygus Gatt p. 104

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
familyApatopygidae
genusApatopygusHawkins 1920

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. Apatopygus Hawkins 1920
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Apatopygus gaudensis Gatt 2005
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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Waipawan or 55.80000 to 53.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waipawan55.8 - 53.0New Zealand A. sp. (52447 52558)
Waipawan55.8 - 53.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) A. recens (51078) A. sp. (51050 51079 52561)