Echinoidea taxon details
original description
Mongiardino Koch, N., Thompson, J.R., Hiley, A.S., McCowin, M.F., Armstrong, A.F., Coppard, S.E., Aguilera, F., Bronstein, O., Kroh, A., Mooi, R. & Rouse, G.W. (2022). Phylogenomic analyses of echinoid diversification prompt a re-evaluation of their fossil record. <em>eLife.</em> 2022;11:e72460. page(s): 10 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named in reference to "... the dynamic evolutionary history of the Aristotle’s lantern (i.e., the echinoid jaw-apparatus) within the clade (present in the adults of both clypeasteroids and scutelloids, but found only in the juveniles of Cassiduloida sensu stricto), the inclusion of the so-called lamp urchins (echinolampadids) within the clade, and the illumination provided by this hitherto unexpected topology." [details]
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