Austrocidaris operta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cidaroida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Echinoidea Subclassis: Perischoechinoidea Ordo: Cidaroida

Familia: Cidaridae
Genus: Austrocidaris
Species: †Austrocidaris operta

Name

Austrocidaris operta Philip, 1964

Type horizon and locality: Zeally Limestone, Torquay Group, Burdigalian. Australia, Victoria, County of Grant, Jan Juc.

Holotype: NMV P 18608 [1].

Paratypes: NMV P 19891; P 18652; P 19380; P 20121; P 18643; P 18639; P 19890; P 18647; P 73043; P 19954; P 19887; P 18659; P 19902; P 19889; P 18653; P 19813; P 19897; P 19898; P 18654; P 19885; P 18655; P 18648; P 18646; P 18657; P 19896; P 18644; P 18642; P 19894; P 18658; P 19886; P 19811; P 19900; P 19895; P 18650; P 19899; P 18651; P 19888; P 18640; P 20122; P 18649; P 19901; P 19812; P 18641; P 18645; P 18660; P 20123; P 18656.

Synonymy

• Austrocidaris operta Philip, 1964: 463–464, figs. 5d–e, pl. 61 figs. 5–6, pl. 64 figs. 1–4, 8.

References

• Philip, G.M. 1964. The Tertiary echinoids of South-Eastern Australia II. Cidaridae (2). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. New series. 77(2): 433–477. BHL. Reference page.