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Dicyclocidaris denticulata

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Miocidaridae

Taxonomy
Dicyclocidaris denticulata was named by Fell (1950). It is the type species of Dicyclocidaris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Dicyclocidaris denticulata Fell p. 83 figs. 1-3
1977Dicyclocidaris denticulata Kier p. 28 figs. Pl 21, figs 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
familyMiocidaridae
genusDicyclocidaris
speciesdenticulata

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.

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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Oretian or 227.50000 to 221.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4New Zealand (South Island) Dicyclocidaris denticulata (56711)
Oretian227.5 - 221.0New Zealand Dicyclocidaris denticulata (137846)