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Diplocidaridae ✝

Description

Diplocidaridae is an extinct family of sea urchins.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4875879https://www.gbif.org/species/4875879
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)106809https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=106809
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Diplocidaridae
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Diplocidaridae
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermataKlein 1754
subphylumEchinozoavon Zittel 1895
classEchinoidea
subclassCidaroidea
orderCidaroida
familyDiplocidaridaeGregory 1900
Scientific NameDiplocidaridae
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Diplocidaridaefamilybelongs to Cidaroidastated without evidenceFell, 1966
Diplocidaridaefamilybelongs to Diplocidaroidastated without evidenceVadet et al., 2002
Diplocidaridaefamilybelongs to Cidaroidastated with evidenceSmith, 2009
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)7
First Recorded Appearance183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance151 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Environmentmarine (based on Cidaroida)
Motilityslow-moving (based on Cidaroida)
Visionlimited (based on Echinoidea)
Dietgrazer, omnivore (based on Cidaroida)
Reproductiondispersal=water,planktonic (based on Cidaroida)
Ontogenyaccretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite (based on Cidaroida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. Vadet, P. Pannier, and C. Marignac. 2002. Les echinides fossiles de l'Oxfordien de Foug. Societe d'Historie Naturelle du Boulonnais 22(2):1-44
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplocidaridae

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Diplocidaris
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
28183 Ma
Early Jurassic
151 Ma
Late Jurassic
Tetracidaris
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Tetracidaridae GBIFfamilyAnimalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Tetracidaridae

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1900Diplocidaridae Gregory
1966Diplocidaridae Fell p. U339
2002Diplocidaridae Vadet et al.
2009Diplocidaridae Smith
2010Diplocidaridae Kroh and Smith p. 169
2015Diplocidaridae Smith p. 17

References

Vadet A., Pannier P., et al (2002) Les echinides fossiles de l'Oxfordien de Foug, Societe d'Historie Naturelle du Boulonnais 22 2, 1-44
Fell H. B. (1966) Cidaroids, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology,Part U Echinodermata 3. The Geological Society of America and The University of Kansas Press 1, U312-U339
Smith A. B. (2009) Classification of the Echinoidea, Online database
Kroh A., Smith A. B. (2010) The phylogeny and classification of post-Palaeozoic echinoids, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 8 2, 147-212 doi:10.1080/14772011003603556
Smith A. B. (2015) British Jurassic regular echinoids. Part 1, Introduction, Cidaroida, Echinothurioida, Aspidodiadematoida and Pedinoida, Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society 169 644, 1-67
Kroh, A. & Smith, A.B. (2010): The phylogeny and classification of post-Palaeozoic echinoids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 8/2: 147-212. - via World Register of Marine Species
Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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