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Dicyclocidaris

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Miocidaridae

Taxonomy
Dicyclocidaris was named by Fell (1950) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn Sepkoski's reference number: 801]. Its type is Dicyclocidaris denticulata.

It was assigned to Miocidaridae by Fell (1966), Kier (1977); and to Cidaroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
D. denticulata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Dicyclocidaris Fell p. 83
1966Dicyclocidaris Fell p. U321
1977Dicyclocidaris Kier p. 28
2002Dicyclocidaris Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
familyMiocidaridae
genusDicyclocidaris

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.

G. †Dicyclocidaris Fell 1950
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Oretian or 227.50000 to 221.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4New Zealand (South Island) D. denticulata (56711)
Oretian227.5 - 221.0New Zealand D. denticulata (137846)