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Eupatagus mexicanus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Taxonomy
Eupatagus mexicanus was named by Jackson (1937). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hacienda Santa Fé, which is in an Oligocene marine horizon in the Mesón Formation of Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. cranium, E. marianensis, E. mortoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Eupatagus mexicanus Jackson p. 234 figs. Plate 14, Plate 15, Fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderBrissidina
familyBrissidae
genusEupatagusAgassiz 1847
speciesmexicanus

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.

†Eupatagus mexicanus Jackson 1937
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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: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:18:10
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:32:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Mexico (Veracruz) Eupatagus mexicanus (type locality: 204614)