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Cidaris alata

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae

Taxonomy
Cidaris alata was named by Agassiz (1839).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Cidaris alata Agassiz
1865Cidaris alata Laube p. 66 figs. Pl 8b, fig 8
2014Cidaris alata Nützel and Kaim p. 426 fig. 11s

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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
speciesalataAgassiz 1839

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 alata Agassiz 1839
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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: 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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Julian or 237.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Triassic251.902 - 201.4Hungary (Bakony) Cidaris alata (56068)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Trentino) Cidaris alata (44953)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Cidaris alata (164191 164208)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy (South Tyrol) Cidaris alata (205157)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary (Bakony) Cidaris alata (55404 55405)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy (Venezia) Cidaris alata (56706)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Cidaris alata (34692 69651 69661 69664 137429 163818 202422)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Slovenia Cidaris alata (195833)