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Orthopsidae ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Orthopsidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Orthopsidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Orthopsidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 174 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 5.3 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Brochechinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cuscuzispina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dubarechinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Echinopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Gymnodiadema ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Orthocidaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Orthopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 47 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Parorthopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudorthopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Scaptodiadema ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 201 Ma Early Jurassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1915 | Orthopsidae Clark and Twitchell p. 52 |
1966 | Orthopsidae Fell and Pawson p. U437 |
1986 | Orthopsidae Geys and Jagt p. 102 |
1991 | Orthopsidae Smith p. 30 |
1995 | Orthopsidae Smith p. 136 |
2010 | Orthopsidae 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!