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Sismondia

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Laganidae

Taxonomy
Sismondia was named by Desor (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Mi-m Sepkoski's reference number: 956].

It was assigned to Laganidae by Durham (1955), Durham (1966); to Fibulariidae by Clark and Twitchell (1915), Kew (1920), Nisiyama (1968); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Sismondia Desor p. 225
1915Sismondia Clark and Twitchell p. 121
1920Sismondia Kew p. 61
1955Sismondia Durham p. 141 figs. Fig. 31, b
1966Sismondia Durham p. U475
1968Sismondia Nisiyama p. 57
2002Sismondia 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()
infraorderLaganiformes
familyLaganidae()
genusSismondia

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. †Sismondia Desor 1858
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†Sismondia arnoldi Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Sismondia coalingaensis Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Sismondia convexa Nisiyama 1937
†Sismondia javana Nisiyama 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available