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Arbaciidae

Echinoidea - Arbacioida - Arbaciidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Arbaciidae Clark and Twitchell p. 117
1938Arbaciidae Grant and Hertlein p. 18
1966Arbaciidae Fell and Pawson p. U409
1966Arbaciidae Nisiyama p. 201
1969Coelopleuridae Märkel
1981Arbaciidae Geys p. 258
1988Arbaciidae Linder et al. p. 948
1992Arbaciidae Ali p. 694
1993Arbaciidae Donovan p. 97
1995Arbaciidae Smith p. 152
2003Arbaciidae Berndt p. 81
2009Arbaciidae Smith
2010Arbaciidae Kroh and Smith p. 171

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
—Echinacea()
orderArbacioida()
familyArbaciidae()
familyArbaciidae()

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.

Fm. Arbaciidae Gray 1855
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G. Arbacia Gray 1835
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†Arbacia abiquaensis Linder et al. 1988
Arbacia dufresnii Blainville 1825
†Arbacia forbesii Wright 1851
†Arbacia improcera Conrad 1843
Arbacia incisa Agassiz 1863
Arbacia lixula Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Arbacia pustulosa Leske 1778 [synonym]
†Arbacia nodulosa Goldfuss 1826
†Arbacia punctulata Lamarck 1816
†Arbacia rivuli Cooke 1941
†Arbacia sloani Clark and Twitchell 1915
Arbacia spatuligera Valenciennes 1846
†Arbacia waccamaw Cooke 1941
G. Arbaciella Mortensen 1910
G. †Arbia Cooke 1948
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†Arbia aldrichi Clark and Twitchell 1915
G. †Baueria
G. †Codiopsis
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†Codiopsis bruni Lambert 1914
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Invalid names: Codiopsis pierrensis Smiser 1935 [synonym]
†Codiopsis ciae Lambert 1908
†Codiopsis doma Desmarest 1825
†Codiopsis lehmannae Smith 1995
†Codiopsis stephensoni Cooke 1953
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†Coelopleurus castroi Maury 1930
†Coelopleurus infulatus Morton 1833
†Coelopleurus maculatus Agassiz and Clark 1907
†Coelopleurus singularis Nisiyama 1966
Invalid names: Murravechinus [nomen nudum]
G. †Echinocidaris Duncan
G. †Glypticus
G. †Goniopygus Agassiz 1838
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†Goniopygus arabicus Smith 1995
†Goniopygus atavus Nisiyama 1950
†Goniopygus eravillensis Arnaud 1889
†Goniopygus menardi Desmarest in Defrance 1925
†Goniopygus minor Sorignet 1850
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Invalid names: Goniopygus heberti Cotteau 1866 [synonym]
†Goniopygus zitteli Clark 1891
G. †Hattopsis Ali 1992
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†Hattopsis sphericus Ali 1992
G. †Heteropodia White 1887
G. †Magnosia
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Invalid names: Noetlingaster lamberti Checchia-Rispoli 1930 [synonym], Noetlingaster millosevichi Checchia-Rispoli 1930 [synonym], Noetlingaster sanfilippoi Checchia-Rispoli 1930 [synonym], Noetlingia boulei Lambert 1906 [synonym], Noetlingia monteili Gauthier 1901 [synonym]
Invalid names: Noetlingia Lambert 1898 [replaced], Protechinus Noetling 1897 [replaced]
G. †Pleiocyphus Pomel 1883
G. Podocidaris Agassiz 1869
Invalid names: Coelopleuridae Märkel 1969 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-10 13:28:35
Modified: 2009-09-10 15:29:25
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Smith 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Calabrian or 168.30000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 166.1 Ma

Collections (162 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France Magnosia jacobi (38738)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Saudi Arabia Acropeltis aequituberculata (46064)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland (Jura) Glypticus hieroglyphicus (196467 196468)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France (Lorraine) Glypticus hieroglyphicus (21273)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Poland (Sobkow) Acropeltis aequitubercuata, Glypticus sp. (157214)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Acropeltis aequituberculata, Glypticus sp. (211294)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Glypticus sulcatus (23887)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Acropeltis aequituberculata, Magnosia nodulosa (35262)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Var) Acropeltis aequituberculata (58575)
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Cuba Codiopsis ciae (91137)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Switzerland Goniopygus decoratus (2225)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Portugal Goniopygus sp. (65673)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9France Codiopsis lorini, Goniopygus decoratus, Magnosia lens (2222)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Switzerland Cidaris pustulosa (2224) Goniopygus decoratus (2217)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Switzerland Goniopygus peltatus (2256)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Portugal Codiopsis lorini (65853) Codiopsis lorini, Goniopygus peltatus (65854) Codiopsis lorini, Goniopygus peltatus, Magnosia sp. (65749) Goniopygus peltatus (65740 65747 65761 73144) Goniopygus peltatus, Goniopygus hispaniae (65872) Goniopygus peltatus, Magnosia camarensis (73336) Goniopygus peltatus, Magnosia sp. (65745) Magnosia camarensis (65859) Magnosia sp. (65856)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Turkmenistan Codiopsis lorini, Goniopygus peltatus (2260)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4France Magnosia pilos (2203)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Morocco (Western High Atlas) Codiopsis lorini, Codiopsis meslei (2065)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Hungary Magnosia globulus (66030)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Portugal Goniopygus peltatus (73556 73560 73564)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0France Goniopygus peltatus, Magnosia pilos (2190) Goniopygus peltatus, Magnosia sp. (2186)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Switzerland Codiopsis jaccardi, Goniopygus peltatus (2189 2226 2228) Goniopygus peltatus (2180 2188 2192 2193 2227 2229)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Saudi Arabia Goniopygus sp. (195504)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Japan Goniopygus atavus (91290)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Egypt Goniopygus menardi (191703)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3USA (Texas) Goniopygus zitteli (123338)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Egypt Goniopygus bituberculatus (63980)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian105.3 - 93.9Egypt Codiopsis sp. (150677)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Jordan Goniopygus menardi (96246 96247)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Jamaica Goniopygus sp. (73172)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Late/Upper Albian99.6 - 99.6Spain Codiopsis doma (3832)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Goniopygus menardi (73862 73863)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Codiopsis doma (59812) Goniopygus major, Goniopygus menardi, Codiopsis doma (59810) Goniopygus menardi (59802 59809 59813 59815 59816 59817 59818) Goniopygus menardi, Codiopsis doma (59814)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Codiopsis sp. (140114) Goniopygus menardi (114867 114871)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Goniopygus menardi (114911)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Goniopygus menardi (150675)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Goniopygus menardi (140242) Goniopygus sp., Goniopygus menardi (114798)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Goniopygus menardi (59806 59807)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Goniopygus major, Goniopygus menardi, Codiopsis doma (59803 59804 59805)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Serbia and Montenegro Codiopsis doma (164671)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8France (Landes) Codiopsis arnaudi (213761)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Egypt Goniopygus peroni (114822 114823 140624)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Egypt Goniopygus peroni (114801)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Spain Goniopygus sp. (66964)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Egypt Goniopygus innesi (114825)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Spain (Cataluna) Codiopsis douvillei (88327)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Spain Codiopsis senessei (66983)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6Jamaica Goniopygus supremus (73146)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Oman Noetlingaster sp. (151655)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Saudi Arabia Noetlingaster emiratescus (195503)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Oman Hattopsis sp., Noetlingaster sp. (151653)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0United Arab Emirates Codiopsis sp., Goniopygus sp. (67456)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Jamaica Goniopygus supremus (73169)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica (St. James) Goniopygus supremus (162540 162541)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica (Clarendon Parish) Goniopygus supremus (163010)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Belgium Goniopygus minor, Goniopygus eravillensis (196834)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Spain (Santander) Goniopygus tetraphyma (157009 157010)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Brazil (Paraíba) Coelopleurus castroi (88074)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Oman Codiopsis sp., Goniopygus sp. (151617) Goniopygus sp. (151616 151619) Noetlingaster sp. (151618 151654 151656)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica Goniopygus supremus (73168)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) Codiopsis sp., Goniopygus sp. (67004)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Oman Hattopsis sphericus (195733)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Codiopsis bruni (3908) Codiopsis disculus, Goniopygus sp. (32167)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Codiopsis disculus (32157)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Codiopsis bruni (196822 196832 196833) Codiopsis bruni, Goniopygus minor (196823) Codiopsis pierrensis, Goniopygus minor (196775)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium Codiopsis bruni (196820)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Turkey Noetlingaster sp. (34586)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Codiopsis stephensoni (78102)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands Codiopsis disculus, Goniopygus sp. (32160)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France Goniopygus minor (20816)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2Egypt Coelopleurus fourtaui (87000)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Coelopleurus wetherelli (76601)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France Baueria rousseli (59788)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Spain Coelopleurus sp. (165187)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (South Carolina) Coelopleurus infulatus (32901)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Coelopleurus sp. (8024)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) Coelopleurus infulatus (5344 5354 5474 5484)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain Coelopleurus sp. (127463)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (North Carolina) Coelopleurus carolinensis (5377 5448) Coelopleurus infulatus (5366 5367) Coelopleurus infulatus, Coelopleurus carolinensis (5386)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Alabama) Coelopleurus aldrichi (143392)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Arbia aldrichi (155937)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Oregon) Arbacia abiquaensis (90569)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (North Carolina) Arbia aldrichi (71650)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan (Shizuoka) Coelopleurus singularis (204383)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (South Australia) Murravechinus paucituberculatus (88322)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (South Carolina) Coelopleurus sloani (203558)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Netherlands Antilles Arbacia waccamaw (209183)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain Arbacia sp. (34432)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Florida) Arbacia crenulata (35026)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Arbacia improcera, Arbacia sloani (52582)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (Virginia) Arbacia improcera (155881 155887)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Arbacia improcera (60940)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Mexico (Baja California) Coelopleurus coronaformis, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus (97124)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) Arbacia waccamaw, Arbacia rivuli (203663)
Piacenzian - Calabrian3.6 - 0.774USA (North Carolina) Arbacia improcera (61919)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Arbacia incisa (203411)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan (Chiba) Coelopleurus maculatus (204384)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Ecuador Arbacia incisa (203412)