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Discoides

Echinoidea - Holectypoida - Discoididae

Taxonomy
Discoides was named by Parkinson (1811) [Sepkoski's age data: K Haut K Turo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 577,956]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Discoidinae.

It was assigned to Discoididae by Wagner and Durham (1966); and to Holectypoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Sister genera
Discoidea

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Discoides Parkinson
1835Discoidea Agassiz p. 137
1842Discoidea Desor
1966Discoides Wagner and Durham p. U444
2002Discoides Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
orderHolectypoida
familyDiscoididae()
genusDiscoidesParkinson 1811

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.

G. †Discoides Parkinson 1811
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Discoides decoratus Desor 1842
Discoides infera Desor 1858
Discoides minimus Agassiz 1840
Discoides subuculus Leske 1778
Invalid names: Discoidea Agassiz 1835 [nomen vanum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available