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Brissopsis luzonica

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Taxonomy
Brissopsis luzonica was named by Gray (1851).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Brissopsis luzonica Gray
2001Brissopsis luzonica Lindley p. 136

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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
genusBrissopsisAgassiz 1840
speciesluzonicaGray 1851

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.

Brissopsis luzonica Gray 1851
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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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Pliocene or 28.40000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Papua New Guinea Brissopsis luzonica (204726)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Brissopsis luzonica (70099)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan (Kanagawa) Brissopsis luzonica (204449 204450)