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Temnopleurus toreumaticus

Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Temnopleuridae

Taxonomy
Cidaris toreumatica was named by Leske (1778).

It was recombined as Temnopleurus toreumaticus by Nisiyama (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Cidaris toreumatica Leske
1966Temnopleurus toreumaticus Nisiyama p. 213

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
Echinacea()
orderCamarodonta
infraorderTemnopleuridea
familyTemnopleuridae
subfamilyTemnopleurinaeAgassiz 1872
genusTemnopleurus
speciestoreumaticus(Leske 1778)

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 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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Indonesia Temnopleurus toreumaticus (81717)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) Temnopleurus toreumaticus (41473)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan (Hyogo) Temnopleurus toreumaticus (204385)