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Pygopistes rudistarum

Echinoidea - Nucleolitidae

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

It was recombined as Pygopistes rudistarum by Donovan (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Botriopygus rudistarum Hawkins pp. 213-214 figs. pl. 9, figs. 7-9
1993Pygopistes rudistarum Donovan p. 99

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
familyNucleolitidae
genusPygopistesPomel
speciesrudistarum(Hawkins 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.

Pygopistes rudistarum Hawkins 1923
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Diagnosis
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