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Phymosoma princeps

Echinoidea - Phymosomatidae

Taxonomy
Cidarites (Diadema) princeps was named by von Hagenow (1840).

It was recombined as Phymosoma princeps by Geys (1980).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Cidarites (Diadema) princeps von Hagenow p. 651
1980Phymosoma princeps Geys p. 207 figs. 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2

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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
genusPhymosomaHaime 1853
speciesprinceps(von Hagenow 1840)

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.

Phymosoma princeps von Hagenow 1840
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Belgium (Hainaut) Phymosoma princeps (3919)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Phymosoma princeps (3908)