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Lytechinus pictus

Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Toxopneustidae

Taxonomy
Psammechinus pictus was named by Verrill (1867).

It was recombined as Lytechinus pictus by Grant and Hertlein (1938).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Psammechinus pictus Verrill p. 24
1938Lytechinus pictus Grant and Hertlein p. 25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
Echinacea()
orderCamarodonta
infraorderOdontophora
familyToxopneustidae
genusLytechinusAgassiz 1863
speciespictus(Verrill 1867)

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.

Lytechinus pictus Verrill 1867
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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 Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Lytechinus pictus (203414)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Mexico (Baja California) Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (97124)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Lytechinus pictus (59063)