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Centrostephanus
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Diadematoida : Diadematidae : Centrostephanus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Diadematoida : Diadematidae : Centrostephanus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Centrostephanus Peters, 1855 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Peters. 1855. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (33%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | slow-moving (based on Diadematoida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Echinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | grazer (based on Diadematoida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Centrostephanus airaghii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Centrostephanus asteriscus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Centrostephanus besnardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Centrostephanus coronata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Centrostephanus coronatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Centrostephanus habanensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Centrostephanus longispinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Centrostephanus nitidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Centrostephanus rodgersii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Centrostephanus sacyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Centrostephanus sylviae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Centrostephanus tenuispinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Trichodiadema Boelsche, 1865 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Diadematoida : Diadematidae : Trichodiadema |
Echinodiadema Verrill, 1867 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Diadematoida : Diadematidae : Echinodiadema |
Thrichodiadema A.Agassiz, 1863 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Diadematoida : Diadematidae : Thrichodiadema |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1938 | Centrostephanus Grant and Hertlein p. 15 |
1966 | Centrostephanus Fell p. U350 |
2002 | Centrostephanus 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!