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Winkleria maastrichtensis

Echinoidea - Phymosomatidae

Taxonomy
Winkleria maastrichtensis was named by Engel (1964). It is the type species of Winkleria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Winkleria maastrichtensis Engel
1980Winkleria maastrichtensis Geys p. 220 figs. 6.4-6.7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Calycina(Gregory 1900)
suborderPhymosomatoida()
familyPhymosomatidae
genusWinkleria
speciesmaastrichtensisEngel 1964

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 calcitesubo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingsubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:30:22
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:47:39
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Winkleria maastrichtensis (32167)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Winkleria maastrichtensis (196775)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands Winkleria maastrichtensis (32160)