World Echinoidea Database - Wrigthia Pomel, 1869 †

Echinoidea name details

Wrigthia Pomel, 1869 †

AphiaID

703944 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:703944)

Classification

Status

uncertain > nomen dubium (based on unique indeterminate specimen)

Rank

Genus

Parent

Echinocystitidae Gregory, 1897 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Fossil range Silurian

Fossil range Silurian [details]

Status The type material is very poorly preserved and incomplete, but suggest an affinity with Echinocystites.

Status The type material is very poorly preserved and incomplete, but suggest an affinity with Echinocystites. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). World Echinoidea Database. Wrigthia Pomel, 1869 †. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/Echinoidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=703944 on 2024-09-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-09-27 19:26:20Z

created

Kroh, Andreas

[taxonomic tree]

basis of record Smith, A. B. & Kroh, A. (eds.). (2011). The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication., available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/echinoid-directory [details]

From editor or global species database

Fossil range Silurian [details]

Status The type material is very poorly preserved and incomplete, but suggest an affinity with Echinocystites. [details]

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