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Strongylocentrotidae
Description | The Strongylocentrotidae are a family of sea urchins in the order Echinoida. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongylocentrotidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Strongylocentrotidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Strongylocentrotidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Strongylocentrotidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 20 (87%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 20.4 - 16.0 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) | J. W. Gregory. 1900. The Echinoidea. In E. R. Lankester (ed.), A Treatise on Zoology. Part III. The Echinodermata, A. & C. Black, London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Tistelsjöborrar, オオバフンウニ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongylocentrotidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Allocentrotus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Caenocentrotus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Heliocidaris genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Hemicentrotus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Loxechinus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Mesocentrotus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudocentrotus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Strongylocentrotus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 51 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1900 | Strongylocentrotidae Gregory |
1915 | Strongylocentrotidae Clark and Twitchell p. 216 |
1938 | Strongylocentrotidae Grant and Hertlein p. 28 |
1966 | Strongylocentrotidae Fell and Pawson p. U435 |
1966 | Strongylocentrotidae Nisiyama p. 249 |
2009 | Strongylocentrotidae Smith |
2010 | Strongylocentrotidae Kroh and Smith p. 171 |
Year | Name and Author |
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1900 | Strongylocentrotidae Gregory |
1915 | Strongylocentrotidae Clark and Twitchell p. 216 |
1938 | Strongylocentrotidae Grant and Hertlein p. 28 |
1966 | Strongylocentrotidae Fell and Pawson p. U435 |
1966 | Strongylocentrotidae Nisiyama p. 249 |
2009 | Strongylocentrotidae Smith |
2010 | Strongylocentrotidae Kroh and Smith p. 171 |
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!