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Echinopsis
Taxonomy
Echinopsis was named by Agassiz (1840) [Sepkoski's age data: K u T Ol-u Sepkoski's reference number: 577,956].
It was assigned to Orthopsidae by Cooke (1959); to Glyphocyphidae by Fell and Pawson (1966); and to Temnopleuroida by Sepkoski (2002), Smith (2009).
It was assigned to Orthopsidae by Cooke (1959); to Glyphocyphidae by Fell and Pawson (1966); and to Temnopleuroida by Sepkoski (2002), Smith (2009).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1840 | Echinopsis Agassiz p. 18 |
| 1959 | Echinopsis Cooke p. 14 |
| 1966 | Echinopsis Fell and Pawson p. U416 |
| 2002 | Echinopsis Sepkoski |
| 2009 | Echinopsis Smith |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available