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Hesperocidaris

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae

Taxonomy
Hesperocidaris was named by Mortensen (1928).

It was assigned to Cidaridae by Grant and Hertlein (1938).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Hesperocidaris Mortensen
1938Hesperocidaris Grant and Hertlein p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
superfamilyCidarideaGray 1825
familyCidaridae
genusHesperocidarisMortensen 1928

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. †Hesperocidaris Mortensen 1928
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Hesperocidaris panamensis Agassiz 1898
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available