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Spatangus
Taxonomy
Spatangus was named by Gray (1825) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Spatangidae by Gray (1825), Clark and Twitchell (1915), Kew (1920), Grant and Hertlein (1938), Fischer (1966) and Ragaini (1994); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Spatangidae by Gray (1825), Clark and Twitchell (1915), Kew (1920), Grant and Hertlein (1938), Fischer (1966) and Ragaini (1994); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1825 | Spatangus Gray p. 430 |
| 1915 | Spatangus Clark and Twitchell p. 156 |
| 1920 | Spatangus Kew p. 155 |
| 1938 | Spatangus Grant and Hertlein p. 131 |
| 1966 | Spatangus Fischer p. U605 |
| 1994 | Spatangus Ragaini p. 289 |
| 2002 | Spatangus 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. Spatangus Gray 1825
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Subg. Spatangus (Granopatagus) Lambert 1915
Subg. †Spatangus (Phymapatagus) Lambert 1910
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†Phymapatagus heberti Cotteau 1885
†Spatangus (Phymapatagus) koeneni Ebert 1889
Subg. †Spatangus (Platyspatus) Pomel 1883
Subg. Spatangus (Spatangus) Fischer 1966
†Spatangus brissus Leske 1778
†Spatangus californicus Clark 1917
†Spatangus depressus Dubois 1843
†Spatangus fuchsi Oppenheim 1901
†Spatangus glenni Cooke 1959
†Spatangus integer Sorignet 1850
†Spatangus ovatus Leske 1778
†Spatangus pachecoensis Pack 1909
†Spatangus rarus Israelsky 1923
†Spatangus tapinus Schenck 1928
†Spatangus 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 Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Gelasian or 85.80000 to 1.80600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.5 Ma
Collections (27 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Santonian | Austria | S. sp. (74490) | |
| Bartonian | United Kingdom (England) | S. grandituberculatus (8024) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | USA (California) | S. pachecoensis (203466) S. tapinus (200715) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | S. sp. (39695) | |
| Aquitanian - Burdigalian | Italy (Sardinia) | S. sp. (187424 187425 187426 187427 187428 187429) S. thieryi (187423) | |
| Burdigalian | Egypt | S. sp. (47996) | |
| Middle Miocene | Italy | S. austriacus (96239) S. lamberti (96243 96244) S. sp. (96238) | |
| Badenian | Belgium | S. sp. (95167) | |
| Tortonian | Bosnia and Herzegovina | S. sp. (54126) | |
| Zanclean | Holy See (Vatican City State) | S. sp. (209253) | |
| Zanclean | USA (South Carolina) | S. glenni (60940) | |
| Zanclean | USA (Virginia) | S. glenni (155881 155884) | |
| Pliocene | USA (California) | S. rarus (120820) | |
| Piacenzian - Zanclean | Belgium | S. pupureus (32146) | |
| Gelasian | Japan (Chiba) | S. pallidus (204372) | |
| Pleistocene | Japan (Chiba) | S. pallidus (204466) |