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Pyrgocystis (Rhenopyrgus) octogona

Edrioasteroidea - Pyrgocystidae

Taxonomy
Pyrgocystis octogona was named by Richter (1930).

It was recombined as Pyrgocystis (Rhenopyrgus) octogona by Dehm (1961).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Rhenopyrgus flos

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Pyrgocystis octogona Richter
1961Pyrgocystis (Rhenopyrgus) octogona Dehm

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
familyPyrgocystidaeKesling 1967
genusPyrgocystisBather 1915
subgenusRhenopyrgusDehm 1961
speciesoctogona(Richter 1930)

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
No diagnoses are available