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Psammechinus dubius

Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Echinidae

Taxonomy
Echinus dubius was named by Agassiz (1840).

It was recombined as Psammechinus dubius by Philippe (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Echinus dubius Agassiz
1998Psammechinus dubius Philippe

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
Echinacea()
orderCamarodonta
infraorderEchinidea
familyEchinidae
genusPsammechinus
speciesdubius(Agassiz 1840)

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.

Psammechinus dubius Agassiz 1840
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Egypt Psammechinus dubius (47998)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Switzerland Psammechinus dubius (72322 72420)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Psammechinus dubius (66288)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Psammechinus dubius (188985)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Austria Psammechinus dubius (55394)