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Temnocidaris magnifica

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae

Taxonomy
Temnocidaris magnifica was named by Cotteau (1863). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. intermedia, T. serrata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Temnocidaris magnifica Cotteau p. 357
1909Temnocidaris magnifica Lambert and Thiery p. 27
2009Temnocidaris magnifica Smith

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
superfamilyCidarideaGray 1825
familyCidaridae
subfamilyStereocidarinae()
genusTemnocidarisCotteau 1863
speciesmagnificaCotteau 1863

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:08:25
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:42:21
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Spain (Santander) Temnocidaris magnifica (157004 157010)