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Mirechinus ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4875591https://www.gbif.org/species/4875591
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)33022https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=33022
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Mirechinus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Toxopneustidae : Mirechinus
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
infraorderOdontophoraKroh and Smith 2010
familyToxopneustidaeTroschel 1872
genusMirechinusNisiyama 1966
Scientific NameMirechinus Nisiyama, 1966
Name Published InSpec. Pap. Palaeont. Soc. Japan No. 11
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Mirechinusgenusbelongs to Toxopneustidaestated without evidenceNisiyama, 1966
Mirechinusgenusbelongs to Temnopleuroidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
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)S. Nisiyama. 1966. The echinoid fauna from Japan and adjacent regions, Part I. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 11:1-277

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Mirechinus mirabilis ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		147.8 Ma
Eocene		47.8 Ma
Eocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1966Mirechinus Nisiyama p. 239
2002Mirechinus Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Nisiyama S. (1966) The echinoid fauna from Japan and adjacent regions, Part I, Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 11, 1-277
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 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
Spec. Pap. Palaeont. Soc. Japan No. 11 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
WoRMS (Nov 2016). - 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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