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Pericosmus israelskyi

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Paleopneustidae

Taxonomy
Pericosmus israelskyi was named by Durham (1961). Its type specimen is USNM 563458, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 20001 - ridge between Candelaria and Río Ciruelas, which is in a Miocene/Miocene offshore siliciclastic in Costa Rica.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Pericosmus israelskyi Durham p. 481 figs. pl. 67, figs. 5, 8, 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderPaleopneustina
superfamilyPaleopneustidea
familyPaleopneustidae
genusPericosmusAgassiz 1847
speciesisraelskyi

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.

Pericosmus israelskyi Durham 1961
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Diagnosis
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