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Pseudopygaulus

Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Neolampadidae

Taxonomy
Pseudopygaulus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pliolampadidae by Kier (1962) and Kier (1966); and to Cassiduloida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
  • Eolampas was named by Duncan and Sladen (1882).

    It was replaced with Pseudopygaulus by Smith (2009).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Eolampas Duncan and Sladen p. 61
1962Pseudopygaulus Kier p. 219
1966Pseudopygaulus Kier p. U519
2002Pseudopygaulus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderCassiduloida
suborderNeolampadina
familyNeolampadidae
familyPliolampadidae
genusPseudopygaulus

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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†Pseudopygaulus malavoyi Tessier and Roman 1973
†Pseudopygaulus trigeri Coquand 1862
Invalid names: Eolampas Duncan and Sladen 1882 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available