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Encope aberrans

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Mellitidae

Taxonomy
Encope aberrans was named by Marten (1867).

Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Encope aberrans Marten
1992Encope aberrans Kier p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderScutellina()
infraorderScutelliformes
familyMellitidae
genusEncope
speciesaberransMarten 1867

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.

Encope aberrans Marten 1867
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 18:19:59
Modified: 2009-10-08 15:05:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 11.62000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Encope aberrans (90618)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588USA (Florida) Encope aberrans (35027)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Encope aberrans (35025)