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Pygurus (Pygurus) montmollini

Echinoidea - Clypeidae

Taxonomy
Echinolampas montmollini was named by Agassiz (1836).

It was recombined as Pygurus (Pygurus) montmollini by Kier (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Echinolampas montmollini Agassiz
1962Pygurus (Pygurus) montmollini Kier p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
familyClypeidae
genusPygurus
subgenusPygurusAgassiz 1839
speciesmontmollini(Agassiz 1836)

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 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 Valanginian to the top of the Barremian or 139.80000 to 125.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Portugal Pygurus montmollini (65674)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Switzerland Pygurus montmollini (2198)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0France Pygurus montmollini (2212)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Switzerland Pygurus montmollini (2196)