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Discoides decoratus

Echinoidea - Holectypoida - Discoididae

Taxonomy
Discoidea decorata was named by Desor (1842). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Discoides decoratus by Sanchez Roig (1926).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Discoidea decorata Desor p. 63 figs. pl. 8, figs. 1, 3
1926Discoides decoratus Sanchez Roig p. 43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
orderHolectypoida
familyDiscoididae()
genusDiscoidesParkinson 1811
speciesdecoratus(Desor 1842)

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.

†Discoides decoratus Desor 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available