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Glyphocyphidae
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Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Glyphocyphidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (11%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 133 - 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Echinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Echinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | grazer, deposit feeder (based on Echinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Echinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. M. Duncan. 1889. A revision of the genera and great groups of the Echinoidea. Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology 23:1-311 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Arachniopleurus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Dictyopleurus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
Glyphocyphus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Glyptodiadema ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Hemidiadema ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Progonechinus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Radiocyphus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1966 | Glyphocyphidae Fell and Pawson p. U414 |
2010 | Glyphocyphidae Kroh and Smith p. 171 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!