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Macropneustes
Taxonomy
Macropneustes was named by Agassiz (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 342]. It is extant.
It was considered a nomen dubium by Kier (1984).
It was assigned to Spatangidae by Clark and Twitchell (1915), Grant and Hertlein (1938) and Cooke (1942); to Brissidae by Fischer (1966) and Henderson (1975); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was considered a nomen dubium by Kier (1984).
It was assigned to Spatangidae by Clark and Twitchell (1915), Grant and Hertlein (1938) and Cooke (1942); to Brissidae by Fischer (1966) and Henderson (1975); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1847 | Macropneustes Agassiz |
| 1915 | Macropneustes Clark and Twitchell p. 154 |
| 1938 | Macropneustes Grant and Hertlein p. 127 |
| 1942 | Macropneustes Cooke p. 50 |
| 1966 | Macropneustes Fischer p. U591 |
| 1975 | Macropneustes Henderson p. 47 |
| 2002 | Macropneustes Sepkoski |
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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. Macropneustes Agassiz 1847
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Subg. †Macropneustes (Macropneustes) Agassiz 1847
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†Macropneustes (Macropneustes) palmeri Sanchez-Roig 1953
†Macropneustes brodermani Sanchez Roig 1953
†Macropneustes gomezmazae Sanchez Roing 1953
†Macropneustes mortoni Conrad 1850
Macropneustes ventricosus Lamarck 1816
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Pliocene or 41.30000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 39.1 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 39.1 Ma
Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Eocene - Oligocene | Cuba | Metalia palmeri (155873) | |
| Bortonian | New Zealand | M. sp. (155837) | |
| Bartonian | France (Oise) | M. minor (3494) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Alabama) | M. mortoni (3549 3550 3551 86949) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | USA (Florida) | M. sp. (34992) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Cuba | Deakia armadilloensis (155853) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene | USA (Georgia) | M. mortoni (203465) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene | Netherlands Antilles | M. ventricosus (209183 209187) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene | Aruba | M. ventricosus (209166 209169) |