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Paracidaris blumenbachi

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Polycidaridae

Taxonomy
Cidarites blumenbachii was named by Muenster (1826).

It was recombined as Cidaris blumenbachii by Wright (1851); it was recombined as Paracidaris blumenbachi by Hostettler and Menkveld-Gfeller (2015).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Cidarites blumenbachii Muenster
1851Cidaris blumenbachii Wright p. 248
1867Cidaris abichi Moesch
2015Paracidaris blumenbachi Hostettler and Menkveld-Gfeller p. 205 figs. Pl 2, figs 4, 5, 6a,b, 7a,b, 8a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
familyPolycidaridae
genusParacidaris
speciesblumenbachi(Muenster 1826)

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.

Paracidaris blumenbachi Muenster 1826
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Invalid names: Cidaris abichi Moesch 1867 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:08:25
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:42:21
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Paracidaris blumenbachi (196414)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Paracidaris blumenbachi (196408 196410)