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Echinolampadidae
| Description | Echinolampadidae is a family of cassiduloid echinoids. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinolampadidae, 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 : Echinolampadoida : Echinolampadidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Echinolampadoida : Echinolampadidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Echinolampadidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (6.8%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. E. Gray. 1851. Description of two new genera and some new species of Scutellidae and Echinolampidae in the Collection of the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London 19:34-38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | マンジュウウニ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinolampadidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Arnaudaster ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Calilampas genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
 Conolampasgenus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Echinolampas genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 177 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Heteroclypeus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hypsoclypus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hypsoheteroclypus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Palaeolampas genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parapygus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Planilampas genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plesiolampas ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Progonolampas genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vologesia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oriolampas heberti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1851 | Echinolampadidae Gray p. 37 |
| 1926 | Echinolampadidae Sanchez Roig p. 72 |
| 1962 | Echinolampadidae Kier p. 99 |
| 1966 | Echinolampadidae Kier p. U506 |
| 1991 | Echinolampadidae Smith p. 48 |
| 1995 | Echinolampadidae Smith p. 219 |
| 2010 | Echinolampadidae Kroh and Smith p. 172 |
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!
