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Eospondylus primigenius

Ophiuroidea - Phrynophiurida - Eospondylidae

Taxonomy
Ophiurella primigenia was named by Stürtz (1886). It is the type species of Eospondylus.

It was recombined as Eospondylus primigenia by Gregory (1897); it was recombined as Eospondylus primigenius by Schuchert (1915), Spencer (1925), Lehmann (1957) and Owen (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Ophiurella primigenia Stürtz p. 77 figs. pl. 8 figs. 1, 2
1890Ophiurella primigenia Stürtz p. 210 figs. pl. 26 figs. 6, 7
1897Eospondylus primigenia Gregory p. 1039
1915Eospondylus primigenius Schuchert p. 263
1925Eospondylus primigenius Spencer pp. 310-312 figs. text-figs. 206, pl. 21 fig. 9
1957Eospondylus primigenius Lehmann pp. 57-61 figs. text-fig. 16, pl. 15 figs. 1-6
1965Eospondylus primigenius Owen p. 556

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
orderPhrynophiurida
suborderEuryalina
familyEospondylidae
genusEospondylus
speciesprimigenius()

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.

Eospondylus primigenius Stürtz 1886
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Diagnosis
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