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Diplothecanthus

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae

Taxonomy
Diplothecanthus was named by Duncan.

It was assigned to Clypeasteridae by Clark and Twitchell (1915).

Species
D. dalli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Diplothecanthus Clark and Twitchell p. 218

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderClypeasterina()
familyClypeasteridae()
genusDiplothecanthusDuncan

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. †Diplothecanthus Duncan
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†Diplothecanthus dalli Clark and Twitchell 1915
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available