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Scutella tejonensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8769196https://www.gbif.org/species/8769196
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)392503https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=392503
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Scutellidae : Scutella : Scutella tejonensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Scutellidae : Scutella : Scutella tejonensis
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
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea
-CarinaceaKroh and Smith 2010
-Irregularia
-MicrostomataSmith 1984
-NeognathostomataSmith 1981
orderClypeasteroidaAgassiz 1836
suborderScutellina
infraorderScutelliformesHaeckel 1896
familyScutellidaeGray 1825
genusScutellaLamarck 1816
speciesScutella tejonensisKew 1920
Generic NameScutella
Scientific NameScutella tejonensis Kew, 1920
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Scutella tejonensisspeciesbelongs to Scutellastated with evidenceKew, 1920
Scutella tejonensisspeciesbelongs to Orchoporusstated without evidenceGrant and Hertlein, 1938
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance23.0 - 5.3 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance23.0 - 5.3 Ma
Miocene
Environmentmarine (based on Echinodermata)
Motilityslow-moving (based on Clypeasteroida)
Visionlimited (based on Echinoidea)
Dietdetritivore (based on Clypeasteroida)
Reproductiondispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata)
Ontogenyaccretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite (based on Echinoidea)
Primary Reference (PBDB)U. S. Grant and L. G. Hertlein. 1938. The West American Cenozoic Echinoidea. Publications of the University of California at Los Angeles in Mathematical and Physical Sciences 2:1-225

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1920Scutella tejonensis Kew
1938Orchoporus tejonensis Grant and Hertlein p. 52

References

Grant U. S., Hertlein L. G. (1938) The West American Cenozoic Echinoidea, Publications of the University of California at Los Angeles in Mathematical and Physical Sciences 2, 1-225
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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