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Lepidesthidae

Echinoidea - Echinocystitoida - Lepidesthidae

Taxonomy
Lepidesthidae was named by Jackson (1896). It is not extant. Its type is Lepidesthes.

It was assigned to Echinocystitoida by Kier (1966) and Boczarowski (2001).

Subtaxa
Lepidesthes (type genus), Meekechinus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Lepidesthidae Jackson
1966Lepidesthidae Kier p. U303
2001Lepidesthidae Boczarowski p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassPerischoechinoidea()
orderEchinocystitoida
familyLepidesthidaeJackson 1896
familyLepidesthidaeJackson 1896

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.

Fm. †Lepidesthidae Jackson 1896
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†Lepidesthes devonicans Whidborne 1896
G. †Meekechinus Jackson 1912
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†Meekechinus elegans Jackson 1912
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available