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Clypeaster
Description | Clypeaster, common name "cake urchins" or "sea biscuits", is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Clypeasteridae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clypeaster, 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 : Clypeasteroida : Clypeasteridae : Clypeaster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Clypeasteridae : Clypeaster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Clypeaster Lamarck, 1801 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Lamarck, J. B. P. A. de M. de. 1801. Systéme des animaux sans vertèbres. Deterville, Paris.: i-viii; 1-432; pls. 1-6. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 7 (17%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. -B. Lamarck. 1801. Système des Animaux sans Vertèbres, ou Tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. 8:1-432 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | タコノマクラ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clypeaster |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Clypeaster (Rhaphidoclypus) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Clypeaster abruptus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster acclivis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster aciadatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster aegyptiacus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster aichinoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster aloysioi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster amplificatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster annandalei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster antillarum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster armadilloensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster artilesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster australasiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster batheri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster blumenthali species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster borgesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster boussaci species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster bowersi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster brevipetalus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster brodermanni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster butleri species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster calzadai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster campanulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster canimarensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster carrizoensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster carrizonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster caudatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster cermenatii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster cerullii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster chesheri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster chiangchunshanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster chiapasensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster cipollae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster colloti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster complanatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster concavus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster concavus ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster coronalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster cortesei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster cotteaui ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster crassus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster cremai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster cryptopetalus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster cubensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster cyclopilus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster dalpiazi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster defiorei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster densus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster depereti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster deserti ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster disculus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster dondolii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster durandi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster egregins species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster elevatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster elongatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster epianthus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster euclastus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster europacificus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Clypeaster eurychorius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster eurychorus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster eurypetalus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster excentricum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster fakhryi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster fervens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster franchii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster garganicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster gatuni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster geneffensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster gombosae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster gregoryi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster guadalupense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster guebhardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster guillermi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster henjamensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster hernandezi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster herrerae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster humilis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
Clypeaster insignis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster intermedius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster isolatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster japonicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Clypeaster julii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster kemencensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster kieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster kugleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster kurangaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster lamegoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster lamprus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster lanceolatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster latirostris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster latissimus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster leptostracon species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster libycus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster lopezriosi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Clypeaster luetkeni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster lytopetalus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster maanliaoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster malumbangensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster maoadentroensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster marginatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster maribonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster marinanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster marquerensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster maulwarensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster meridanensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Clypeaster microstomus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster millosevichi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster miniaceus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster minihagali species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster moianensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster mombasanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster moronensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster mutellensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster novaresei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster nummus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster ochrus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Clypeaster okinawa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster oliveirai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster oppenheimi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster oshimensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster ovatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster oxybaphon ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster paishatunensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster pallidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster palmeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster papilionensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster paraensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster parrae species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Clypeaster parvus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster patae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster pateriformes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster pateriformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster paulinoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster pentadactylus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster pileus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster pinarensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster pitouensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster placentoides ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Clypeaster planipetalum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster planus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster politus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster polygonalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster priemi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster profundus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster prostratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster pulchellus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster rangianus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster rarispinis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster rarispinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster ravenelii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster reticulatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Clypeaster revellei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster rogersi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 18 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Clypeaster romani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster rosaceus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Clypeaster rotundus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Clypeaster saipanicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Clypeaster sanchezi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster sandovali species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster sanrafaelensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster sarawakensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster speciosus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Clypeaster stelliferus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster subcrustulum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster subdecagonus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster subdepressus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Clypeaster subsinuatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster sunnilandensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Clypeaster tariccoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster tauricus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster tavanii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster telurus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster tenuicoronae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster topilanus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Clypeaster toxopetalum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster trevisani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster tumescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster tumidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster turritus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster tyrrenicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster vasatensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster vasseli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster virescens ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Clypeaster yeni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster yingkoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster zamboninii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Clypeaster zumoffeni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scutella rogersi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1801 | Clypeaster Lamarck p. 341 |
1915 | Clypeaster Clark and Twitchell p. 136 |
1937 | Clypeaster Jackson p. 230 |
1938 | Clypeaster Grant and Hertlein p. 42 |
1942 | Clypeaster Cooke p. 11 |
1961 | Clypeaster Durham p. 481 |
Year | Name and Author |
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1966 | Clypeaster Durham p. U462 |
1968 | Clypeaster Nisiyama p. 32 |
1994 | Clypeaster Ragaini p. 289 |
1997 | Clypeaster Kier p. 8 |
2002 | Clypeaster Sepkoski, Jr. |
2005 | Clypeaster Donovan et al. p. 107 |
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!
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