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Diplocidaris ✝
| Description | Diplocidaris is an extinct genus of sea urchins belonging to the family Diplocidaridae. The type species of this genus is Cidaris gigantea Agassiz, 1840. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplocidaris, 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 : Cidaroida : Diplocidaridae : Diplocidaris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Diplocidaridae : Diplocidaris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Diplocidaris Desor, 1855 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Syn. Echin., 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 183 - 182 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 151 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Cidaroida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | slow-moving (based on Cidaroida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Echinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer, omnivore (based on Cidaroida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Cidaroida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Cidaroida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/Diplocidaris |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Diplocidaris bernasconii ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Diplocidaris besairiei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diplocidaris bicarinata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diplocidaris boulemanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diplocidaris crausiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Diplocidaris dubari species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diplocidaris dumortieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diplocidaris gauthieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diplocidaris gigantea ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Diplocidaris jacquemeti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diplocidaris mauritanicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diplocidaris menchikoffi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diplocidaris romani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diplocidaris undulata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Diplocidaris velaini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diplocidaris verrucosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Alternocidaris Quenstedt, 1873 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Diplocidaridae : Alternocidaris |
| Rolliericidaris Vadet, 1991 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Diplocidaridae : Rolliericidaris |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1855 | Diplocidaris wrightii Desor |
| 1857 | Diplocidaris desori Wright |
| 1861 | Cidaris pustulata Wright |
| 1966 | Diplocidaris Fell p. U339 |
| 1991 | Rolliericidaris Vadet |
| 2002 | Diplocidaris Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Rolliericidaris Vadet et al. |
| 2015 | Diplocidaris Smith p. 18 |
| 2017 | Diplocidaris Hostettler et al. p. 415 |
| 2018 | Diplocidaris Bischof et al. p. 11 |
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!
