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Eupatagus stevensi

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Taxonomy
Eupatagus stevensi was named by Grant and Hertlein (1938). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CSUN Loc. 374, Las Llajas Canyon, which is in a Lutetian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Llajas Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Eupatagus stevensi Grant and Hertlein pp. 134-135 fig. 12

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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
speciesstevensi

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 stevensi Grant and Hertlein 1938
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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: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Eupatagus stevensi (type locality: 8012 51931)