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Echinodiscus formosus

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Astriclypeidae

Taxonomy
Echinodiscus formosus was named by Wang (1984). It is considered to be a form taxon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. ashiyaensis, E. chikuzensis
Entered
by A. Lin on 2020-04-14

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Echinodiscus formosus Wang

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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
familyAstriclypeidae()
genusEchinodiscus
speciesformosus

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.

†Echinodiscus formosus Wang 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available