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Echinosphaerites ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Echinosphaeritidae : Echinosphaerites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 446 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rhombifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhombifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rhombifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Echinosphaerites (Echinosphaerites) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Echinosphaerites aurantium ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 33 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Echinosphaerites barrandei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Echinosphaerites concomitans ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Echinosphaerites difformis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Echinosphaerites grandis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1818 | Echinosphaerites Wahlenberg |
| 1945 | Echinosphaerites Regnéll |
| 2002 | Echinosphaerites Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Echinosphaerites Mergl and Prokop p. 5 |
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!
