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Centrechinidae

Echinoidea - Aulodonta - Centrechinidae

Taxonomy
Centrechinidae was named by Jackson.

It was assigned to Aulodonta by Grant and Hertlein (1938).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Centrechinidae Grant and Hertlein p. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassRegulariaLatreille 1825
orderAulodontaJackson 1912
familyCentrechinidaeJackson
familyCentrechinidaeJackson

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. †Centrechinidae Jackson
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G. †Astropyga Gray
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†Astropyga pulvinata Lamarck 1816
G. †Centrechinus Jackson 1825
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†Centrechinus mexicanum Agassiz 1863
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Diet 2: deposit feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 12:05:24
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available