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Pholidocidaris acuaria

Echinoidea - Proterocidaridae

Taxonomy
Pholidocidaris acuaria was named by Whidborne (1898). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. irregularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Pholidocidaris acuaria Whidborne p. 803

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
familyProterocidaridae
genusPholidocidarisMeek and Worthen 1869
speciesacuariaWhidborne 1898

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.

†Pholidocidaris acuaria Whidborne 1898
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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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 365.20000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86United Kingdom (Devon) Pholidocidaris acuaria (232976)