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Heliocidaris
| Description | Heliocidaris is a genus of sea urchins, part of the familia Echinometridae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliocidaris, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Echinometridae : Heliocidaris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Strongylocentrotidae : Heliocidaris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Heliocidaris L.Agassiz & Desor, 1846 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in Agassiz & Desor, Ann. Sci. Nat., (Zool.), [3] 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliocidaris |
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Heliocidaris australiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliocidaris bajulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliocidaris crassispina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliocidaris erythrogramma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliocidaris ludbrookae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliocidaris robertsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliocidaris stenopora species | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Heliocidaris tuberculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Pachycentrotus H.L.Clark, 1912 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Echinometridae : Pachycentrotus |
| Toxocidaris A.Agassiz, 1863 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Echinometridae : Toxocidaris |
| Pachechinus A.Agassiz, 1872 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Echinometridae : Pachechinus |
| Anthocidaris Lütken, 1864 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Echinometridae : Anthocidaris |
| Heliocidasis Duncan, 1889 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Echinometridae : Heliocidasis |
| Eliocidaris d'Orbigny, 1854 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Echinometridae : Eliocidaris |
| Authoeidaris | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Echinometridae : Authoeidaris |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1938 | Heliocidaris Grant and Hertlein p. 29 |
| 2002 | Heliocidaris Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
