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Coelopleurus
| Description | Coelopleurus is an extant genus of echinoids with fossil records dating back to the Eocene, with remains found in Europe and North America. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelopleurus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Arbacioida : Arbaciidae : Coelopleurus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Arbacioida : Arbaciidae : Coelopleurus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Coelopleurus L.Agassiz, 1840 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Mon. Echin., 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (29%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arbaciidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Echinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Arbaciidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Echinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | ベンテンウニ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelopleurus |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Coelopleurus australis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelopleurus carolinensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Coelopleurus castroi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Coelopleurus coronaformis species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Coelopleurus dixoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelopleurus exquisitus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelopleurus floridanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelopleurus granulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelopleurus infulatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Coelopleurus interruptus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelopleurus longicollis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelopleurus maculatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Coelopleurus maillardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelopleurus melitensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelopleurus paucituberculatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelopleurus singularis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Coelopleurus sloani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelopleurus tournoueri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelopleurus ulugqatensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelopleurus undulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelopleurus vittatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelopleurus wetherelli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1915 | Coelopleurus Clark and Twitchell p. 117 |
| 1938 | Coelopleurus Grant and Hertlein p. 21 |
| 1941 | Coelopleurus Cooke p. 8 |
| 1966 | Coelopleurus Fell and Pawson p. U411 |
| 1966 | Coelopleurus Nisiyama p. 204 |
| 1980 | Coelopleurus Kier p. 18 |
| 2002 | Coelopleurus Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
