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Echinocorys scutata ovata

Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae

Taxonomy
Echinocorytes ovatus was named by Leske (1778).

It was recombined as Echinocorys scutata ovata by Kroh (2001).

Synonyms
  • Echinocorys schafferi was named by Kuehn (1930). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bruderndorf, which is in a Danian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Bruderndorf Formation of Austria.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Echinocorys scutata ovata by Kroh (2001).
  • Echinocorys sulcatus was named by Stuermer (1991).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Echinocorys scutata ovata by Kroh (2001).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Echinocorytes ovatus Leske
1930Echinocorys schafferi Kuehn
1991Echinocorys sulcatus Stuermer
2001Echinocorys scutata ovata Kroh

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderHolasteroida
suborderMeridosternata
familyHolasteridae
genusEchinocorys
speciesscutata(Leske 1778)
subspeciesovata(Leske 1778)

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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Invalid names: Echinocorys schafferi Kuehn 1930 [synonym], Echinocorys sulcatus Stuermer 1991 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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