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Cidaris flexuosa

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae

Taxonomy
Cidaris flexuosa was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Cidaris flexuosa Münster p. 44 figs. Pl 3, fig 18
1843Cidaris brandis Klipstein p. 260 figs. Pl 18, fig 2
1843Cidaris mayeri Klipstein p. 270 figs. Pl 18, fig 4
1865Cidaris flexuosa Laube p. 70 figs. Pl 10, fig 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
superfamilyCidarideaGray 1825
familyCidaridae
genusCidarisLeske 1778
speciesflexuosa

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.

Cidaris flexuosa Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Cidaris brandis Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Cidaris mayeri Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:08:25
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:42:21
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Julian or 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Slovenia Cidaris flexuosa (195833)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Cidaris flexuosa (69672 type locality: 137429)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy (Belluno) Cidaris flexuosa (207478)