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Echinocyamus petalus

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Fibulariidae

Taxonomy
Echinocyamus petalus was named by Kier (1964). Its type specimen is USNM 563446 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Eniwetok atoll, core E1, 2910-2920ft, which is in a Priabonian perireef or subreef limestone in the Marshall Islands.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Echinocyamus petalus Kier p. 1121 figs. Pl 302, figs 1-7; text-fig 330

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderScutellina()
infraorderLaganiformes
familyFibulariidae()
genusEchinocyamusvan Phelsum 1774
speciespetalus

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.

Echinocyamus petalus Kier 1964
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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: Priabonian or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Marshall Islands Echinocyamus petalus (type locality: 45372 195884 195885 195886)