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Archiacia

Echinoidea - Archiaciidae

Taxonomy
Archiacia was named by Agassiz (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: K Vala K Ceno-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1043].

It was assigned to Archiacidae by Kier (1962); to Cassiduloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Archiaciidae by Kier (1966) and Berndt (2003).

Species
A. sandalina
Species lacking formal opinion data
A. palmata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Archiacia Agassiz
1962Archiacia Kier p. 153
1966Archiacia Kier p. U513
2002Archiacia Sepkoski
2003Archiacia Berndt p. 87

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
familyArchiaciidae()
genusArchiaciaAgassiz 1847

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.

G. †Archiacia Agassiz 1847
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†Archiacia sandalina Agassiz 1847
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: base of the to the top of the Cenomanian or 122.46000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Hungary A. hungarica (66039) A. magna (66041)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Egypt A. sp. (220861)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Jordan A. sp. (96249)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Charentes) A. santonensis (64881)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Charente-Maritime) A. sandalina (64878)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Poitou-Charentes) A. santonensis, A. gigantea (73862)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France A. gigantea, A. santonensis (59809) A. sandalina (59802 59810 59815) A. santonensis, A. gigantea, A. sandalina (59818) A. santonensis, A. sandalina (59816 59817)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (Sinai) A. pescamili (3757)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt A. palmata (114810 114891)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France A. santonensis (59806 59807 59808)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France A. gigantea, A. sandalina (59805) A. sandalina (59803 59804)