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Hemisphaeranthos ✝
| Description | Hemisphaeranthos is a genus of sea cucumbers. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemisphaeranthos, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Myriotrochidae : Hemisphaeranthos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Myriotrochidae : Hemisphaeranthos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Hemisphaeranthos Terquem & Berthelin, 1875 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Terquem, O. & Berthelin, G. (1875). Étude microscopique des marnes du Lias moyen d'Essey-lès-Nancy, zone inférieure de l'assise à Ammonites margaritatus. Mémoires de la Société Géologique de France (2e série). 10(3): 1-126, 10 pls. (pls. 11-20). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 170 - 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Apodida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Holothuroidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | detritivore (based on Apodida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Apodida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | O. Terquem and J. G. Berthelin. 1875. Etude micropaléontologique des marnes du Lias moyen d'Essey-lès-Nancy (zone inférieure des assises à Ammonites margaritatus). Mémoires de la Société Géologique de France 10(3):1-126 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemisphaeranthos |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Hemisphaeranthos costifera ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hemisphaeranthos elegans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hemisphaeranthos frankei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Hemisphaeranthos ogrodzieniecensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hemisphaeranthos simplex ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Hemisphaeranthus Terquem | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Myriotrochidae : Hemisphaeranthus |
| Hemisphaerantus Terquem | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Myriotrochidae : Hemisphaerantus |
| Hemisphaerantus Delage & Hérouard, 1903 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Myriotrochidae : Hemisphaerantus |
| Hemisphaeranthus Delage & Hérouard, 1903 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Myriotrochidae : Hemisphaeranthus |
| Stueria Schlumberger, 1888 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Myriotrochidae : Stueria |
| Swabiaina Soodan, 1991 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Myriotrochidae : Swabiaina |
| Myriotrochites Deflandre-Rigaud, 1951 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Myriotrochidae : Myriotrochites |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1875 | Hemisphaeranthos Terquem and Berthelin p. 113 |
| 1958 | Hemisphaeranthos Said and Barakat p. 270 figs. pl. 6 fig. 18 |
| 1966 | Hemisphaeranthos Frizzell and Exline p. U668 |
| 1967 | Hemisphaeranthos Garbowska and Wierzbowski p. 536 |
| 1969 | Hemisphaeranthos Górka and Luszczewska p. 380 |
| 2002 | Hemisphaeranthos Reich p. 387 |
| 2002 | Hemisphaeranthos Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2010 | Hemisphaeranthos Reich and Wiese p. 355 |
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!
