Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Metholectypus trechmanni

Echinoidea - Holectypoida - Holectypidae

Taxonomy
Metholectypus trechmanni was named by Hawkins (1923). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Metholectypus trechmanni Hawkins
1993Metholectypus trechmanni Donovan p. 99

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
orderHolectypoida
familyHolectypidae
genusMetholectypusHawkins 1923
speciestrechmanniHawkins 1923

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.

†Metholectypus trechmanni Hawkins 1923
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available