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Faujasiidae
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Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Faujasiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 15 (37%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 93.9 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | slow-moving (based on Clypeasteroida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Echinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | detritivore (based on Clypeasteroida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. Lambert. 1905. Notes sur quelques Echinides éocéniques de l’Aude et de l’Hérault. In L. Doncieux (ed.), Catalogue descriptif des fossiles nummulitiques de l’Aude et de l’Hérault. Annales de l’Université de Lyon, Nouvelle Série, I. Sciences, Médecine 17:129-164 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Stigmatopyginae âśť subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Australanthus âśť genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Domechinus âśť genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Eurypetalum genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Faujasia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Rhynchopygus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Gongrochanus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Lefortia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Petalobrissus âśť genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 50 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
Pygidiolampas genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Rhynchopygus genus | listed (PBDB) | 17 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Zuffardia âśť genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1905 | Faujasidae Lambert p. 13 |
1962 | Faujasidae Kier p. 119 |
1966 | Faujasiidae Kier p. U508 |
1991 | Faujasiidae Smith p. 43 |
1995 | Faujasiidae Chiesa et al. p. 62 |
1995 | Faujasiidae Smith p. 191 |
2008 | Faujasiidae Manso and Andrade p. 322 |
2010 | Faujasiidae Kroh and Smith p. 172 |
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!