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Meoma

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Taxonomy
Meoma was named by Gray (1851) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 343]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Spatangidae by Grant and Hertlein (1938), Cooke (1942); to Brissidae by Fischer (1966), Henderson (1975), Kier (1984); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Meoma Gray
1938Meoma Grant and Hertlein p. 130
1942Meoma Cooke p. 47
1966Meoma Fischer p. U592
1975Meoma Henderson p. 42
1984Meoma Kier p. 118
2002Meoma Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderBrissidina
familyBrissidae
genusMeomaGray 1851

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. Meoma Gray 1851
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Subg. Meoma (Schizobrissus) Pomel 1869
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Schizobrissus antillarum Cotteau 1875
Schizobrissus clevei Cotteau 1875
Schizobrissus cruciatus Agassiz and Desor 1847
Schizobrissus jacksoni Lambert 1926
Schizobrissus kewi Durham 1961
Invalid names: Peripneustes Cotteau 1875 [synonym]
Meoma antiqua Arnold and Clark 1927
Meoma grandis Gray 1852
Meoma tuberculata Hutton 1873
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Invalid names: Meoma decipiens Tate 1891 [synonym]
Meoma ventricosa Lamarck 1816
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available