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Tylocidaris clavigera

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Psychocidaridae

Taxonomy
Cidaris clavigera was named by Mantell (1822). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Tylocidaris.

It was recombined as Tylocidaris clavigera by Pomel (1883) and Geys (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. bermudez, T. bermudezi, T. bruennichi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Cidaris clavigera Mantell
1855Cidaris heberti Desor
1883Tylocidaris clavigera Pomel
1982Tylocidaris clavigera Geys p. 4 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-5; pl 2, figs 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
superfamilyCidarideaGray 1825
familyPsychocidaridae
genusTylocidarisPomel 1883
speciesclavigera(Mantell 1822)

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.

†Tylocidaris clavigera Mantell 1822
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Invalid names: Cidaris heberti Desor 1855 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available