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Protoscutella

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Protoscutellidae

Taxonomy
Protoscutella was named by Stefanini (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m T Eo-u]. It is the type genus of Protoscutellidae.

It was assigned to Scutellidae by Cooke (1942); to Protoscutellidae by Durham (1955), Durham (1966), Kier (1980); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Protoscutella Stefanini p. 843
1942Protoscutella Cooke p. 17
1955Protoscutella Durham p. 153 figs. Fig. 32, f
1966Protoscutella Durham p. U477
1980Protoscutella Kier p. 35
2002Protoscutella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderScutellina()
infraorderScutelliformes
familyProtoscutellidae
genusProtoscutella

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.

G. †Protoscutella Stefanini 1924
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†Protoscutella conradi Cotteau 1891
†Protoscutella mississippiensis Clark and Twitchell 1915
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†Protoscutella plana Conrad 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available