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Astrodapsis fernandoensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9115482https://www.gbif.org/species/9115482
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)367252https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=367252
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Echinarachniidae : Astrodapsis : Astrodapsis fernandoensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Echinarachniidae : Astrodapsis : Astrodapsis fernandoensis
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
familyEchinarachniidaeLambert and Thiéry 1914
genusAstrodapsis
speciesAstrodapsis fernandoensisPack 1909
Generic NameAstrodapsis
Scientific NameAstrodapsis fernandoensis Pack, 1909
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Astrodapsis fernandoensisspeciesbelongs to Astrodapsisstated without evidencePack, 1909
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance23.0 - 5.3 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance5.33 - 3.60 Ma
Neogene
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)R. W. Pack. 1909. Notes On Echinoids From The Tertiary of California. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 5(18):275-283

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1909Astrodapsis fernandoensis Pack p. 279 figs. Pl. 24, figs. 3 and 4
1915Astrodapsis fernandoensis Clark and Twitchell p. 217
1938Astrodapsis fernandoensis Grant and Hertlein p. 72

References

Pack R. W. (1909) Notes On Echinoids From The Tertiary of California, University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 5 18, 275-283
Clark W. B., Twitchell M. W. (1915) The Mesozoic and Cenozoic Echinodermata of the United States, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 54, 1-341
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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