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Brochopleurus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4875514https://www.gbif.org/species/4875514
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)33003https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=33003
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Trigonocidaridae : Brochopleurus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Temnopleuridae : Brochopleurus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermataKlein 1754
subphylumEchinozoavon Zittel 1895
classEchinoidea
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
-Echinacea
orderCamarodontaJackson 1912
infraorderTemnopleurideaKroh and Smith 2010
familyTemnopleuridaeAgassiz 1872
subfamilyTemnopleurinaeAgassiz 1872
genusBrochopleurus
Scientific NameBrochopleurus
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Brochopleurusgenusbelongs to Temnopleuridaestated without evidenceFell and Pawson, 1966
Brochopleurusgenusbelongs to Temnopleurinaestated without evidenceNisiyama, 1966
Brochopleurusgenusbelongs to Temnopleuroidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance11.6 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Environmentmarine (based on Echinodermata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Echinoidea)
Visionlimited (based on Echinoidea)
Dietgrazer, deposit feeder (based on Echinoidea)
Reproductiondispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata)
Ontogenyaccretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata)
Taphonomyhigh 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

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Brochopleurus australiae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Brochopleurus pliocenicus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Brochopleurus pulcherrimus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
111.6 Ma
Miocene
11.6 Ma
Miocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1966Brochopleurus Fell and Pawson p. U418
1966Brochopleurus Nisiyama p. 236
2002Brochopleurus Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Fell H. B., Pawson D. L. (1966) Echinacea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology,Part U Echinodermata 3. The Geological Society of America and The University of Kansas Press 2, U367-U440
Nisiyama S. (1966) The echinoid fauna from Japan and adjacent regions, Part I, Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 11, 1-277
Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer synonym source - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Smith, A. B. & Kroh, A. (eds.). (2011). The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication. - via World Register of Marine Species
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!
 
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