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Pseudodiadematidae
| Description | Pseudodiadematidae are members of the phylum Echinodermata. Their fossil remains date to the Cretaceous period (144 - 66.4 MYA). Its child geniuses are Acanthechinopsis, Acrocidaris, Acrotiaris and Aplodiadema. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudodiadematidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Pseudodiadematidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Pseudodiadematidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Pseudodiadematidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Pomel, A. 1883. Classification méthodique et Genera des Échinides vivantes et fossiles. Thèses présentées à la Faculté des Sciences de Paris pour obtenir le Grade de Docteur ès Sciences Naturelles 503, Adolphe Jourdan, Alger, 131 pp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (10%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | A. Pomel. 1883. Classification méthodique des échinides vivants et fossiles. Adolphe Jourdan, Alger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudodiadematidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acrocidaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Diplopodia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Hessotiara ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Heterodiadema ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 30 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Hypodiadema ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Loriolia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Microdiadema ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Parastomechinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Pedinopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Polydiadema ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 39 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Pseudodiadema ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 66 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Stereopyga genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tetragramma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 86 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Tiaromma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1883 | Pseudodiadematidae Pomel p. 100 |
| 1966 | Pseudodiadematidae Fell and Pawson p. U386 |
| 1991 | Pseudodiadematidae Smith p. 22 |
| 2003 | Pseudodiadematidae Berndt p. 78 |
| 2010 | Pseudodiadematidae Kroh and Smith p. 170 |
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!
