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Phymosoma binexilis

Echinoidea - Phymosomatidae

Taxonomy
Phymosoma binexilis was named by White (1887). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lastro, perto de Maroim, which is in an Albian carbonate limestone in the Riacheulo Formation of Brazil.

It was recombined as Cyphosoma binexile by Maury (1936).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. cribrum, P. major, P. volanum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Phymosoma binexilis White p. 249 figs. pl. 28, fig. 4
1936Cyphosoma binexile Maury p. 262
1991Phymosoma binexilis Smith p. 26 figs. Pl 5A-C; Pl 8A; text-figs 17-20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Calycina(Gregory 1900)
suborderPhymosomatoida()
familyPhymosomatidae
genusPhymosomaHaime 1853
speciesbinexilisWhite 1887

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.

†Phymosoma binexilis White 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available