Marine Species Traits - Aptilechinus Kier, 1973 †

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Aptilechinus Kier, 1973 †

AphiaID

689455 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:689455)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Lepidocentridae Lovén, 1874 †

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Species Aptilechinus caledonensis Kier, 1973 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Kier, P. M. 1973. A new Silurian echinoid genus from Scotland. Palaeontology 16, 651-663. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Aptilechinus Kier, 1973 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=689455 on 2025-05-24

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Aptilechinus Kier, 1973 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=689455 on 2025-05-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-09-16 20:23:00Z

created

Kroh, Andreas

2020-05-08 12:20:04Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

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original description Kier, P. M. 1973. A new Silurian echinoid genus from Scotland. Palaeontology 16, 651-663. [details]

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]

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