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Meoma (Schizobrissus)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Taxonomy
Schizobrissus was named by Pomel (1869). It is extant. Its type is Brissus cruciatus.

It was reranked as Meoma (Schizobrissus) by Fischer (1966).

It was assigned to Spatangoida by Sanchez Roig (1926); to Echinoidea by Durham (1961); and to Meoma by Fischer (1966).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Schizobrissus Pomel
1875Peripneustes Cotteau p. 38
1926Peripneustes Sanchez Roig p. 118
1926Schizobrissus Sanchez Roig p. 119
1961Schizobrissus Durham p. 484
1966Meoma (Schizobrissus) Fischer p. U595

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderBrissidina
familyBrissidae
genusMeomaGray 1851
subgenusSchizobrissus(Pomel 1869)

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.

Subg. Meoma (Schizobrissus) Pomel 1869
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Schizobrissus antillarum Cotteau 1875
Schizobrissus clevei Cotteau 1875
Schizobrissus cruciatus Agassiz and Desor 1847
Schizobrissus jacksoni Lambert 1926
Schizobrissus kewi Durham 1961
Invalid names: Peripneustes Cotteau 1875 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available