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Echinocorys ovatus

Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae

Taxonomy
Echinocorys ovatus was named by Leske (1778). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Echinocorys ovatus Leske
1926Echinocorys ovatus Sanchez Roig p. 88
1964Echinocorys ovatus Djabarov p. 31 figs. Pl 6, fig 2; pl 7, fig 1
1984Echinocorys ovatus Kier p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderHolasteroida
suborderMeridosternata
familyHolasteridae
genusEchinocorys
speciesovatusLeske 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.

Echinocorys ovatus Leske 1778
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Echinocorys ovatus cubensis Sanchez Roig 1949
Echinocorys ovatus villarensis Sanchez Roig 1949
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 10:02:19
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:44:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Cuba Echinocorys ovatus (91138)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Echinocorys ovatus (64141)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Echinocorys ovatus (63985 63995 64002 64127 64128 64130 64131 64132 64134 64135 64136 64142 64143 64153 64155 64180)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Turkmenistan Echinocorys ovatus (196567 196568)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Echinocorys ovatus (32022)