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Protoscutella pentagonium

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Protoscutellidae

Taxonomy
Protoscutella pentagonium was named by Cooke (1942). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Falling Water [Tampa Limestone], which is in a Chattian/Aquitanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Arcadia Formation of Florida.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Protoscutella pentagonium Cooke p. 18 figs. Plate 2, Figs. 4-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderScutellina()
infraorderScutelliformes
familyProtoscutellidae
genusProtoscutella
speciespentagonium

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.

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Diagnosis
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