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Lovenia
| Description | Lovenia is a genus of sea urchin that is the sister taxon to Berynia and Echinocardium. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovenia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Loveniidae : Lovenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Loveniidae : Lovenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Lovenia Desor, 1847 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Ann. Sci. Nat. (Zool.), [3] 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (18%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Spatangoida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | slow-moving (based on Spatangoida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Echinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | deposit feeder, detritivore (based on Spatangoida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Spatangoida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Spatangoida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovenia |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Lovenia (Lovenia) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Hemipatagus tuberculatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 34.3 Ma Eocene | 19.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Lovenia alabamensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
| Lovenia bagheerae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia baixadoleitensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia baixodoleitensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia camarota species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia cordiformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Lovenia doederleini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia dumblei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Lovenia elongata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia forbesii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia gauthieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia gigantae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia gigantea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia gregalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia grisea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia hawaiiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia lata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia lorioli ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Lovenia macrotuberculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia madurae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Lovenia mauritanica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Lovenia mexicana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Lovenia mortenseni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia peroni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia similis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia subcarinata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia triforis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lovenia vicentina ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Lovenia woodsii ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Vasconaster Lambert, 1915 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Loveniidae : Vasconaster |
| Lorenia | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Loveniidae : Lorenia |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1847 | Lovenia Desor |
| 1862 | Spatangus forbesii Woods |
| 1915 | Vasconaster Lambert p. 191 |
| 1937 | Lovenia Jackson p. 236 |
| 1938 | Lovenia Grant and Hertlein p. 135 |
| 1942 | Lovenia Cooke p. 60 |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1942 | Vasconaster Cooke p. 61 |
| 1966 | Lovenia Fischer p. U613 |
| 1966 | Lovenia (Vasconaster) Fischer p. U613 |
| 1975 | Lovenia Henderson p. 30 |
| 2002 | Lovenia Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
