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Scutelliformes
Taxonomy
Scutelliformes was named by Haeckel (1896). It is extant.
It was assigned to Scutellina by Kroh and Smith (2010).
It was assigned to Scutellina by Kroh and Smith (2010).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1896 | Scutelliformes Haeckel |
| 2010 | Scutelliformes Kroh and Smith p. 172 |
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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.
Infraor. Scutelliformes Haeckel 1896
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Fm. †Abertellidae Durham 1955
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G. †Abertella Durham 1953
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†Abertella aberti Conrad 1842
Abertella alberti Linnaeus 1759
†Abertella gualichensis Martinez et al. 2005
Abertella helena Walcott 1908
†Abertella miskellyi Kroh 2013
†Abertella pirabensis Marchesini Santos 1958
Fm. †Astriclypeidae Stefanini 1912
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G. †Amphiope Agassiz 1840
G. Astriclypeus Verrill 1867
G. Echinodiscus Leske 1778
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†Echinodiscus bisperforatus Leske 1778
†Echinodiscus chikuzenensis Nagao 1928
†Echinodiscus formosus Wang 1984
†Echinodiscus tiliensis Wang 1984
†Echinodiscus yeliuensis Wang 1984
Fm. †Dendrasteridae Lambert 1900
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G. Dendraster Agassiz and Desor 1847
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†Dendraster arnoldi Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Dendraster ashleyi Arnold 1907
†Dendraster ashleyi ynezensis Kew 1920
†Dendraster casseli Grant and Hertlein 1938
†Dendraster cedrosensis Israelsky 1923
†Dendraster coalingaensis Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Dendraster diegoensis Kew 1920
†Dendraster diegoensis diegoensis Kew 1920
†Dendraster elsmerensis Durham 1949
†Dendraster excentricus Eschscholz 1826
†Dendraster excentrius elongatus Clark 1935
†Dendraster gibbsii Rémond 1863
†Dendraster gibbsii humilis Kew 1920
†Dendraster hesperis Kew 1920
†Dendraster hesperis gibbosus Kew 1920
†Dendraster jacalitosensis Kew 1920
†Dendraster pacificus Kew 1920
†Dendraster pentagonalis Israelsky 1923
†Dendraster sullivani Durham and Morgan 1978
†Dendraster venturaensis Kew 1920
†Dendraster vizcainoensis Grant and Hertlein 1938
†Dendraster vizcainoensis similaris Grant and Hertlein 1938
G. †Merriamaster Lambert 1911
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†Merriamaster perrini Weaver 1908
†Merriamaster weaveri Durham and Morgan 1978
Invalid names: Orchoporus Lambert and Thiery 1914 [synonym]
G. Scaphechinus Agassiz 1863
G. †Scutellaster Cragin 1895
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†Scutellaster cretaceus Cragin 1895
†Scutellaster interlineatus Stimpson 1856
Invalid names: Anorthoscutum Lambert and Thiery 1914 [synonym], Calaster Kew 1920 [synonym]
Fm. Echinarachniidae Lambert and Thiéry 1914
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G. †Astrodapsis Conrad 1856
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†Astrodapsis antiselli Conrad 1856
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†Astrodapsis tumidus cierboensis Kew 1915
Invalid names: Astrodapsis altus Kew 1915 [synonym], Astrodapsis margaritanus Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis ornatus Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis tumidus Rémond 1863 [synonym]
†Astrodapsis arnoldi Clark and Twitchell 1915
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†Astrodapsis arnoldi arnoldi Pack 1909
Invalid names: Astrodapsis arnoldi crassus Kew 1920 [invalid subgroup], Astrodapsis major Kew 1920 [synonym]
†Astrodapsis brewerianus Remond 1863
†Astrodapsis cierboensis Kew 1915
†Astrodapsis davisi Grant and Eaton 1941
†Astrodapsis diabloensis Kew 1920
†Astrodapsis fernandoensis Pack 1909
†Astrodapsis fresnoensis Kew 1920
†Astrodapsis israelskyi Jordan and Hertlein 1926
†Astrodapsis jacalitosensis Arnold 1909
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Invalid names: Astrodapsis schencki Grant and Hertlein 1938 [synonym]
†Astrodapsis kewi Jordan and Hertlein 1926
†Astrodapsis pabloensis Kew 1915
†Astrodapsis peltoides Anderson and Martin 1914
†Astrodapsis spatiosus Kew 1920
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Invalid names: Astrodapsis salinasensis Richards 1935 [synonym], Astrodapsis scutelliformis Kew 1920 [synonym]
†Astrodapsis whitneyi Rémond 1863
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Invalid names: Astrodapsis californicus Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis coalingaensis Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis cuyamanus Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis grandis Kew 1920 [synonym]
Invalid names: Astrodapsis arnoldi fresnoensis Kew 1920 [invalid subgroup], Astrodapsis depressus Kew 1920 [invalid subgroup]
G. Echinarachnius Gray 1825
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†Echinarachnius alaskense Durham 1957
†Echinarachnius andersoni Twitchell 1905
†Echinarachnius astrodapsoides Wagner 1974
†Echinarachnius brewerianus Rémond 1863
†Echinarachnius newcombei Kew 1920
Echinarachnius parma Lamarck 1816
†Echinarachnius parma obesa Clark 1914
†Echinarachnius plafkeri Wagner 1974
†Echinarachnius ungaensis Wagner 1974
G. †Kewia Nisiyama 1935
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†Echinarachnius blancoensis etheringtoni Weaver 1942
†Kewia blancoensis Kew 1920
†Kewia fairbanksi Arnold 1907
†Kewia kannoi Wagner 1974
†Kewia kehoei Wagner 1974
†Kewia lituyaensis Wagner 1974
†Kewia marquamensis Linder et al. 1988
†Kewia tachilniensis Wagner 1974
†Scutella fairbanksi santanensis Kew 1920
G. †Nipponaster Durham 1952
G. †Pseudoastrodapsis Durham 1953
G. †Remondella Durham 1955
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†Echinarachnius gabbi kleinpelli Grant and Hertlein 1938
†Remondella waldroni Wagner 1974
G. †Tenuirachnius Durham 1955
G. †Vaquerosella Durham 1955
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†Vaquerosella andersoni Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Vaquerosella merriami Anderson 1905
†Vaquerosella tejonensis Kew 1920
†Vaquerosella vaquerosensis Kew 1920
Fm. †Eoscutellidae Durham 1955
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Fm. Mellitidae Stefanini 1912
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G. Encope Agassiz 1840
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†Encope aberrans Marten 1867
†Encope aberrans imperforata Kier 1963
†Encope annectans Jackson 1917
†Encope californica Verrill 1870
†Encope chilensis Philippi 1887
†Encope ciae Cortázar 1880
†Encope emarginata Leske 1779
†Encope grandis Agassize 1841
†Encope macrophora Ravenel 1842
†Encope macrophora tamiamiensis Mansfield 1932
†Encope megatrema Jackson 1917
Encope michelini Agassiz 1841
†Encope micropora Agassiz 1841
†Encope occidentalis Verrill 1867
†Encope perspectiva Agassiz 1841
†Encope peruviana Brighton 1926
†Encope platytata Jackson 1917
†Encope tatetlaensis Bose 1906
†Encope tenuis Kew 1914
†Encope wiedenmayeri Jeannet 1928
G. Mellita Agassiz 1841
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†Mellita aclinensis Kier 1963
†Mellita longifissa Michelin 1858
†Mellita pacifica Verrill 1867
†Mellita quinquefora Lamarck 1816
†Mellita quinquiesperforata Leske 1778
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†Mellita quinquiesperforata tenuis Clark 1940
Invalid names: Mellita pentapora Gmelin 1788 [synonym]
†Mellita texana Conrad 1856
G. Mellitella Duncan 1889
Fm. †Placatenellidae Mooi et al. 2018 [sand dollar]
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Fm. †Protoscutellidae Durham 1955
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G. †Mortonella Pomel 1883
G. †Periarchus Conrad 1866
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†Periarchus altus Conrad 1865
†Periarchus kewi Cooke 1942
†Periarchus lyelli Conrad 1834
†Periarchus pileussinensis Ravenel 1844
†Periarchus protuberans Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Periarchus quinquefarius Say 1825
†Periarchus rutriformis Paulson 1958
G. †Protoscutella Stefanini 1924
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†Protoscutella conradi Cotteau 1891
†Protoscutella mississippiensis Clark and Twitchell 1915
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†Protoscutella mississippiensis mississippiensis Twitchell 1915
†Protoscutella mississippiensis rosehillensis Kier 1980
†Protoscutella pentagonium Cooke 1942
†Protoscutella plana Conrad 1865
Fm. †Scutasteridae Durham 1955
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G. Scutaster Pack 1909
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†Scutaster andersoni Pack 1909
†Scutaster vaquerosensis Loel and Corey 1932
†Scutaster vaquerosensis kewi Loel and Corey 1932
Fm. Scutellidae Gray 1825
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G. †Parascutella Durham 1953
G. †Parmulechinus Lambert 1910
G. †Scutella Lamarck 1816
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†Scutella cazonesensis Kew 1917
†Scutella floridana Cooke 1942
†Scutella nipponica Nagao 1928
†Scutella tuomeyi Clark and Twitchell 1915
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 83.50000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma
Collections (495 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Cretaceous | USA (Colorado) | Scutellaster cretaceus (203434) | |
| Middle Campanian | USA (California) | Scutella sp. (193033) | |
| Cenozoic | USA (Alaska) | Remondella waldroni (203146) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene | Taiwan (N/A) | Echinodiscus tiliensis, Echinodiscus yeliuensis, Echinodiscus formosus (208822) | |
| Casamayoran | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Iheringina patagonensis (50067) | |
| Ypresian | USA (Texas) | Protoscutella mississippiensis (99034) | |
| Ypresian - Lutetian | USA (Alabama) | Protoscutella mississipiensis (81186) Protoscutella mississippiensis (81187) | |
| Eocene | USA (Georgia) | Mortonella quinquefaria (203440 203441) | |
| Eocene | USA (Mississippi) | Periarchus protuberans (192002) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Georgia) | Periarchus lyelli (81261 81262) Periarchus sp. (203603) | |
| Lutetian | USA (South Carolina) | Protoscutella conradi (5462 5478 32901) Protoscutella mississippiensis (5342 5463 5469) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Mississippi) | Protoscutella mississippensis (99668 99669) Protoscutella mississippiensis (101203 155926 155927 155928 155929 155930) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Alabama) | Periarchus lyelli (81242 81253 81254) | |
| Middle Eocene | USA (South Carolina) | Scutella tuomeyi (203439) | |
| Middle Eocene | USA (Texas) | Protoscutella pentagonium (204628 204629) | |
| Middle Eocene | Japan | Protoscutellidae indet. (41586) | |
| Middle Eocene | USA (North Carolina) | Periarchus lyelli (41823 41922 41923 41938 41941) Scutella sp. (149848) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Oregon) | Eoscutella coosensis (203533 203534) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Mississippi) | Periarchus lyelli (3531 3532) | |
| Bartonian | USA (South Carolina) | Periarchus lyelli (5464 5473) Periarchus lyelli, Protoscutella plana (5476) Protoscutella conradi (5343 5345 5353 5354 5465 5468) Protoscutella conradi, Protoscutella plana (5344 5474) Protoscutella plana (5480) | |