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Echinidae
| Description | Echinidae is a family of sea urchins in the order Echinoida. Members of the family are found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinidae, 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 : Echinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Echinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Echinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 11 (39%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | J. E. Gray. 1825. An attempt to divide the Echinida, or Sea Eggs, into natural families. Annals of Philosophy, new series 10:423-431 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Taggsjöborrar, ホンウニ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Anapesus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Atactus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dermechinus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Echinus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Gracilechinus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Hypechinus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Isechinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Paracentrotus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Polyechinus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Psammechinus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 49 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Sterechinus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stirechinus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1825 | Echinidae Gray |
| 1938 | Echinidae Grant and Hertlein p. 22 |
| 1966 | Echinidae Fell and Pawson p. U431 |
| 1995 | Echinidae Chiesa et al. p. 61 |
| 2009 | Echinidae Smith |
| 2010 | Echinidae 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!
