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Clypeaster herrerae

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae

Taxonomy
Clypeaster herrerae was named by Lambert (1926). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is "Santa Marta", San Antonio de los Baños, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in Cuba.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Clypeaster herrerae Lambert p. 49 figs. pl. 8, fig. 1

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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
speciesherreraeLambert 1926

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 herrerae Lambert 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available