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Pygaster umbrella

Echinoidea - Pygasteridae

Taxonomy
Galerites umbrella was named by Lamarck (1816).

It was recombined as Pygaster umbrella by Benest et al. (1994).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Galerites umbrella Lamarck
1889Pygaster welschi Gauthier
1994Pygaster umbrella Benest et al. p. 68

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
familyPygasteridae
genusPygaster
speciesumbrella(Lamarck 1816)

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.

Pygaster umbrella Lamarck 1816
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Invalid names: Pygaster welschi Gauthier 1889 [synonym]
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: Callovian or 166.10000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Madagascar Pygaster umbrella (98195)