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Clypeaster placentoides

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae

Taxonomy
Clypeaster placentoides was named by Jackson (1922). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. australasiae, C. biarritzensis, C. julii, C. scillae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Clypeaster placentoides Jackson p. 43 figs. pl. 7, figs. 1, 2
1926Clypeaster placentoides Sanchez Roig p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderClypeasterina()
familyClypeasteridae()
genusClypeaster
speciesplacentoidesJackson 1922

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.

†Clypeaster placentoides Jackson 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available