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Archaeocidaris

Echinoidea - Archaeocidaridae

Taxonomy
Archaeocidaris was named by M'Coy (1844) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras C Mosc-u Sepkoski's reference number: 956,1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Archaeocidaridae.

It was assigned to Echinocystitoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Archaeocidaridae by M'Coy (1844), Fell (1966), Boczarowski (2001), Schneider et al. (2005) and Webster et al. (2009).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Echinocrinus Agassiz p. 15
1844Archaeocidaris M'Coy p. 173
1962Echinocrinus Frederickson
1966Archaeocidaris Fell p. U317
2001Archaeocidaris Boczarowski p. 94
2002Archaeocidaris Sepkoski
2005Archaeocidaris Schneider et al.
2009Archaeocidaris Webster et al. p. 248

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
familyArchaeocidaridae
genusArchaeocidaris

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. †Archaeocidaris M'Coy 1844
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†Archaeocidaris ladina Stache 1877
†Archaeocidaris selwyni Etheridge Jr. 1892
†Archaeocidaris wartellei Mansuy 1912
Invalid names: Echinocrinus Agassiz 1841 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Diet 2: deposit feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 12:05:24
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Triassic or 393.30000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (98 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Poland (Swietokrzyskie) A. sp. (94509)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4France A. sp. (38687)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) A. sp. (38294 38295 38296 38298 38302 38304)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) A. sp. (38306)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.9 - 343.0USA (Utah) Echinocrinus sp. (5755)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Arizona) A. sp. (124290)
Holkerian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (England) A. sp. (41284)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5Canada (Alberta) Echinocrinus sp. (62396)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Virginia) Echinocrinus sp. (7001)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Kentucky) A. norwoodi (2711 2713 2781)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Echinocrinus urei (6406 6410 6412 6413 6414 6418 6426 6433 6443 6456 6457)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2Canada (Alberta) Echinocrinus sp. (62373)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Montana) Echinocrinus sp. (578)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Wyoming) A. spp. (5674)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) A. sp. (90792)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Colorado) A. sp. (42822)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5United Kingdom (England) A. sp. (162355)
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Colorado) A. cratis (90882) A. ourayensis (90880) A. triplex (90879) A. triplex, A. ourayensis (90881)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0China (Xinjiang) A. sp. (92636)
Kashirian - Myachkovian313.8 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) A. triplex (46548)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) A. megastyla (91530) Echinocrinus cratis (90781 90783 90787)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) A. brownwoodensis (66107 66108)
Kasimovian - Gzhelian307.0 - 298.9USA (Utah) Echinocrinus sp. (39983 39984 39985 39987 39988 39989 39990 39991 39994 39996)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Oklahoma) Echinocrinus sp. (39813)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) A. sp., A. cratis (159900)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Illinois) A. sp. (49830 49833 49834)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Peru (Cusco) Echinocrinus sp. (41345 41347)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Peru (Apurimac) Echinocrinus sp. (41349)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Nevada) A. sp. (39157)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Australia (Western Australia) A. sp. (120601)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Arizona) A. sp. (44950 86148 127940 148576 148577 148578 148582 148583 148584 148589 148631 148633 148637 148663 148753 148760) Echinocrinus trudifer (52898 120746 120747) Echinocrinus trudifer, Echinocrinus dininnii (95353)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Nevada) A. sp. (148778)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Australia (New South Wales) A. sp. (132320)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) A. sp. c, A. sp. d (108821)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Laos A. wartellei (125044)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (New South Wales) A. selwyni (120675)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) A. sp. (42094)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) A. barroisi (42097)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Laos A. sp. (125065)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17Bosnia and Herzegovina A. ladina (206739) A. sp. (206740)
Triassic251.902 - 201.4USA (Alaska) A. sp. (112298 112303)