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Glyphocyphidae
| Description | Glyphocyphidae is an extinct family of sea urchins in the class Echinoidea. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphocyphidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Glyphocyphidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Glyphocyphidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Glyphocyphidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (11%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 133 - 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Echinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Echinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer, deposit feeder (based on Echinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | P. M. Duncan. 1889. A revision of the genera and great groups of the Echinoidea. Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology 23:1-311 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphocyphidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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 Ambipleurus βgenus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Arachniopleurus β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Bandelicyphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dictyopleurus β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Echinopsis β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Eurysalenia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Glyphocyphus β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Glyptodiadema β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hebertia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Hemidiadema β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Medocechinus β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Progonechinus β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Rachiosoma β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 32 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Radiocyphus β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Stenechinus β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1966 | Glyphocyphidae Fell and Pawson p. U414 |
| 2010 | Glyphocyphidae Kroh and Smith p. 171 |
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!
