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Pericosmidae (disused)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Pericosmidae

Taxonomy
Pericosmidae was named by Lambert (1905). It is extant. Its type is Pericosmus.

It was assigned to Hemiasterina by Fischer (1966); to Spatangoida by Ragaini (1994); and to Paleopneustidea by Kroh and Smith (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Pericosmidae Lambert p. 153
1966Pericosmidae Fischer p. U568
1994Pericosmidae Ragaini p. 289
2010Pericosmidae Kroh and Smith p. 173

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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
familyPericosmidae
familyPericosmidae

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. Pericosmidae Lambert 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available