| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Clypeasteridae : Clypeaster : Clypeaster butleri |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Clypeasteridae : Clypeaster : Clypeaster butleri |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Clypeaster |
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| Scientific Name | Clypeaster butleri McNamara & Kendrick, 1994 |
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| Name Published In | McNamara, K. J. & Kendrick, G. W. 1994. Cenozoic molluscs and echinoids of Barrow Island, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 51, 1-50. |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Clypeaster butleri | species | belongs to Clypeaster | stated with evidence | McNamara and Kendrick, 1994 |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 16.0 - 11.6 Ma
Miocene |
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| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Motility | slow-moving (based on Clypeasteroida) |
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| Vision | limited (based on Echinoidea) |
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| Diet | detritivore (based on Clypeasteroida) |
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| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Echinoidea) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | K.J. McNamara and G.W. Kendrick. 1994. Cenozoic Molluscs and Echinoids of Barrow Island, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 51 |
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| McNamara K.J., Kendrick G.W. (1994) Cenozoic Molluscs and Echinoids of Barrow Island, Western Australia, Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 51 |
| Kroh, A. 2010. Index of Living and Fossil Echinoids 1971-2008. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A 112, 195-470. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| McNamara, K. J. & Kendrick, G. W. 1994. Cenozoic molluscs and echinoids of Barrow Island, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 51, 1-50. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Kroh, A. (2010) Index of Living and Fossil Echinoids 1971-2008. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A 112, 195-470. - via Catalogue of Life |
Clypeaster butleri
