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Spatangus tapinus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Spatangidae

Taxonomy
Spatangus tapinus was named by Schenck (1928). Its type specimen is SDSNH 52 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SDSNH 261 Timber Canyon, which is in an Eocene marine sandstone in the Matilija Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. austriacus, S. grandituberculatus, S. lamberti, S. pallidus, S. pupureus, S. thieryi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Spatangus tapinus Schenck p. 198 figs. Plate 24, figs. 1, 2, 3, 4
1938Spatangus tapinus Grant and Hertlein p. 133

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderBrissidina
superfamilySpatangidea
familySpatangidae
genusSpatangus
speciestapinus

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.

†Spatangus tapinus Schenck 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available