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Hesperocidaris

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae

Taxonomy
Hesperocidaris was named by Mortensen (1928).

It was assigned to Cidaridae by Grant and Hertlein (1938).

Species
H. panamensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Hesperocidaris Mortensen
1938Hesperocidaris Grant and Hertlein p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
superfamilyCidarideaGray 1825
familyCidaridae
genusHesperocidarisMortensen 1928

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. †Hesperocidaris Mortensen 1928
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†Hesperocidaris panamensis Agassiz 1898
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 Miocene or 11.60800 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) H. sp. (214405)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) H. sp. (214963)