Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Echinodermata |
| Class: Echinoidea |
| Order: Camarodonta |
| Family: Toxopneustidae |
| Genus: Lytechinus |
| Species: Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Caloosahatchee Formation |
| Tamiami Formation (Lower) |
References
None at this time.
Remarks
For information on the modern distribution of the species, see WoRMS. Note that the fossil record of this species is associated with the subspecies name L. variegatus plurituberculatus (Kier, 1963).
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First English Description (from Parkinson, 1831, p. 124):
“Orbicular, rather depressed; larger areas with tubercles of a medium size; smaller ones a little more raised, with three pairs of rows of pores; mouth nearly round; slightly waved; vent round. Recent and rare.”
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Online Resources
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