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Euechinoidea

Echinoidea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Euechinoidea Bronn p. 249
1984Euechinoidea Squires p. 55
1987Euechinoidea Squires p. 72
1991Euechinoidea Smith p. 18
1995Euechinoidea Hagdorn p. 249
1995Euechinoidea Smith p. 123
2010Euechinoidea Kroh and Smith p. 170
2015Euechinoidea Smith p. 36

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860

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.

Subcl. Euechinoidea Bronn 1860
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Superor. Acroechinoidea Smith 1981
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Or. Aspidodiadematoida Kroh and Smith 2010
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Fm. Aspidodiadematidae Duncan 1889
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G. Aspidodiadema Agassiz 1878
G. †Culozoma Vadet and Slowik 2001
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Culozoma baroini Vadet and Slowik 2001
G. †Gymnotiara Pomel 1883
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Gymnotiara dumortieri Cotteau 1881
G. Plesiodiadema Pomel 1883
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Plesiodiadema jessoni Gregory 1896
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Invalid names: Eosalenia miranda Lambert 1905 [synonym]
Invalid names: Eosalenia [synonym]
G. †Tiaridia Pomel 1883
Unr. Carinacea Kroh and Smith 2010
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Unr. Calycina Gregory 1900
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Subor. †Phymosomatoida Mortensen 1904
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G. †Cottaldia Desor 1856
Fm. †Diplopodiidae Gregory 1900
Fm. †Emiratiidae Ali 1990
Fm. †Heterodiadematidae Smith and Wright 1993
Fm. †Phymosomatidae Pomel 1883
Invalid names: Polydiadematidae Hess 1972 [empty]
Or. Salenioida Delage and Hérouard 1903
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Fm. †Acrosaleniidae Gregory 1900
Fm. †Hyposaleniidae Mortensen 1934
Fm. Saleniidae Agassiz 1838
Invalid names: Goniophoridae Smith and Wright 1990 [empty], Pseudosaleniidae Vadet 1999 [empty]
G. †Salenocidaris Agassiz 1869
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Salenocidaris hakkaidoensis De Loriol 1902
Salenocidaris obnupta Schlüter 1892
Fm. †Hemicidaridae Wright 1857
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G. †Gymnocidaris Agassiz 1838
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Gymnocidaris cossmanni Lambert 1900
Gymnocidaris pustulosa Agassiz 1846
G. †Hemicidaris Agassiz 1838
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Hemicidaris abyssinica Blanford 1870
Hemicidaris alpina Agassiz 1840
Hemicidaris confluens M'Coy 1848
Hemicidaris granulosa Wright 1851
Hemicidaris icaunensis Cotteau 1849
Hemicidaris intermedia Fleming 1828
Hemicidaris koechlini Cotteau 1862
G. †Hemitiaris Pomel 1883
G. †Hessotiara Pomel 1883
G. †Leptarbacia Clark and Twitchell 1915
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Leptarbacia argutus Clark and Twitchell 1915
G. †Plesiocidaris Pomel 1883
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Pseudocidaris ellenbecki Dacque 1905
Pseudocidaris simulans Nisiyama 1950
Pseudocidaris thurmanni Agassiz 1840
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Invalid names: Hemicidaris mammosa Agassiz 1840 [synonym]
G. †Sphaerotiaris Lambert and Thiéry 1914
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Sphaerotiaris quenstedti Merian 1856
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Invalid names: Pseudocidaris subcrenularis Gauthier 1873 [synonym]
Unr. Irregularia Latreille 1825
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Unr. Atelostomata von Zittel 1879
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G. †Aulacopygus Pomel 1883
Fm. †Collyritidae d'Orbigny 1853
Fm. †Disasteridae Gras 1848
Or. Holasteroida Durham and Melville 1957
G. †Notidisaster Smith and Crame 2012
G. †Orbigniana Ebray 1860
Or. Spatangoida Agassiz 1840 [heart urchin]
Fm. †Tithoniidae Solovjev 1966
Invalid names: Acrolusiidae Mintz 1968 [empty], Asternata [empty], Pycnasterides Pomel 1869 [empty], Sternata [empty]
Or. Echinoneoida Clark 1925
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Superfm. †Conulidea Kroh and Smith 2010
Fm. Echinoneidae Agassiz and Desor 1847
Or. Holectypoida Duncan 1889
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Fm. †Anorthopygidae Wagner and Durham 1966
Fm. †Discoididae Lambert 1900
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Invalid names: Caratomus Desor 1842 [synonym]
G. †Galerites Lamarck 1801
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Invalid names: Adelopneustes Gauthier 1889 [synonym], Echinoconus d'Orbigny 1854 [synonym]
Fm. †Holectypidae Lambert 1900
Invalid names: Coenholectypidae Smith and Wright 1999 [empty], Conoclypina Haeckel 1896 [empty], Holectypina [empty]
Unr. Microstomata Smith 1984
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Fm. †Desorellidae Lambert 1911
Fm. †Galeropygidae Lambert 1911
G. †Hyboclypus Agassiz 1839
Unr. Neognathostomata Smith 1981
G. †Pygorhytis Pomel 1883
Fm. †Pygasteridae Lambert 1900
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G. †Pileus
G. †Plesiechinus Pomel 1883
G. †Pygaster
Fm. †Orthopsidae Duncan 1889
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G. †Echinopsis Agassiz 1840
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Echinopsis diatreta Morton 1833
G. †Orthopsis Cotteau 1864
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Orthopsis miliaris d'Archiac 1835
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Invalid names: Cottaldia australis White 1887 [synonym], Diadema granulare Agassiz 1846 [synonym], Diadema kleinii Desmoulins 1837 [synonym], Diadema polystigma Agassiz 1840 [synonym], Hemipedina charltoni Cragin 1894 [synonym], Orthopsis morgani Cotteau and Gauthier 1895 [synonym], Orthopsis planulata Clark and Twitchell 1915 [synonym], Orthopsis sanfilippoi Checchia-Rispoli 1933 [synonym], Pseudodiadema grangeri Maury 1936 [synonym]
Orthopsis occidentalis Cragin 1893
Fm. †Pseudodiadematidae Pomel 1883
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G. †Heterodiadema Cotteau 1864
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Heterodiadema libycum Agassiz and Desor 1846
Heterodiadema ornatum Clark and Twitchell 1915
G. †Hypodiadema Desor 1858
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Hypodiadema balsami Stoppani 1865
Hypodiadema elegans Clark and Twitchell 1915
G. †Loriolia
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Polydiadema joaquinensis Grant and Hertlein 1938
Invalid names: Girardema Vadet 1993 [synonym]
G. †Tetragramma Agassiz 1840
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Tetragramma deshayesi Cotteau 1864
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Invalid names: Phymosoma braziliensis White 1887 [synonym]
Tetragramma variolare Brongniart 1822
G. †Tiaromma
Or. Diadematoida Duncan 1889
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Fm. Diadematidae Gray 1855
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G. †Australidiadema Smith and Crame 2012
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Australidiadema alexanderi Smith and Crame 2012
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Diadema depressum Agassiz 1846
Diadema pseudodiadema Lamarck 1816
Diadema subangulare Goldfuss 1826
G. Echinothrix Peters 1853
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Echinothrix calamaris Pallas 1774
G. †Eodiadema
G. †Kierechinus Philip 1963
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Kierechinus melo Kier 1957
G. †Mesodiadema Neumayr 1889
G. †Sierradiadema Mooi and Hilton 2014
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Sierradiadema kristini Mooi and Hilton 2014
G. †Engelia
Invalid names: Diadematoina Duncan 1889 [empty]
Or. Micropygoida Kroh and Smith 2010
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Fm. Micropygidae Mortensen 1903
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G. Micropyga Agassiz 1879
Fm. †Nicolleaumatidae Vadet 1999
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G. †Nicolleauma Vadet 1999
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Nicolleauma chartroni Lambert 1904
Nicolleauma collenoti Cotteau 1882
Nicolleauma lacostei Lambert 1933
Nicolleauma minutum Buckman 1845
Or. Pedinoida Mortensen 1939
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Fm. Pedinidae Pomel 1883
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G. Caenopedina Agassiz 1869
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Diademopsis bonei Wright 1855
Diademopsis davidsoni Wright 1855
Diademopsis desori Stoppani 1865
Diademopsis heberti Agassiz and Desor 1847
Diademopsis microgramma Wright 1858
Diademopsis serialis Agassiz 1838
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Invalid names: Hemipedina bechei Wright 1855 [synonym], Hemipedina bowerbankii Wright 1855 [synonym], Hemipedina tomesii Wright 1861 [synonym]
Diademopsis tetragramma Wright 1855
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Invalid names: Hemipedina waterhousei Wright 1855 [synonym]
G. †Dumblea Cragin 1893
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Invalid names: Hebertia Lambert 1910 [synonym]
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Hemipedina beaugrandi Rigaux 1882
Hemipedina etheridgii Wright 1854
Hemipedina ferryi Cotteau 1860
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Invalid names: Hemipedina chalmasi Cotteau 1883 [synonym], Hemipedina perforata pisolitica Paris 1908 [synonym]
Hemipedina hudsoni Kier 1977
Hemipedina incipiens Bather 1909
Hemipedina jardinii Wright 1855
Hemipedina perforata Wright 1851
Hemipedina taylori Smith and Crame 2012
Hemipedina tuberculosa Wright 1855
Hemipedina woodwardii Wright 1855
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Invalid names: Hemipedina bathonica Cotteau 1882 [synonym], Hemipedina icaunensis Cotteau 1883 [synonym]
G. †Pedina
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Pedina granulosa Agassiz 1847
Pedina rotata Agassiz 1840
Pedina salteri de Loriol 1871
Invalid names: Atlasaster [synonym], Hectopedina Thiery 1928 [synonym], Megapedina Lambert and Thiery 1910 [synonym]
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Phymopedina marchamensis Wright 1855
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Invalid names: Hemipedina bouchardii Wright 1858 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hemipedina cunningtoni Wright 1855 [nomen dubium], Hemipedina morrisii Wright 1855 [nomen dubium]
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Pseudorthopsis rojasi Sanchez-Roig 1953
Fm. †Pedinopsidae El Qot et al. 2016
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Pedinopsis humilis Fourtau 1921
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Invalid names: Diplopodia micropyga Fourtau 1921 [synonym]
Pedinopsis pondi Clark 1893
Pedinopsis symmetrica Craigin 1893
Invalid names: Orthopsida Mortensen 1942 [empty]
Unr. Diadematacea Duncan 1889
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Invalid names: Pygasteroida Durham and Melville 1957 [empty]
Unr. Echinacea Claus 1876
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Or. Arbacioida Gregory 1900
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Fm. Arbaciidae Gray 1855
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G. Arbacia Gray 1835
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Arbacia abiquaensis Linder et al. 1988
Arbacia dufresnii Blainville 1825
Arbacia forbesii Wright 1851
Arbacia improcera Conrad 1843
Arbacia incisa Agassiz 1863
Arbacia lixula Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Arbacia pustulosa Leske 1778 [synonym]
Arbacia nodulosa Goldfuss 1826
Arbacia punctulata Lamarck 1816
Arbacia rivuli Cooke 1941
Arbacia sloani Clark and Twitchell 1915
Arbacia spatuligera Valenciennes 1846
Arbacia waccamaw Cooke 1941
G. Arbaciella Mortensen 1910
G. †Arbia Cooke 1948
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Arbia aldrichi Clark and Twitchell 1915
G. †Baueria
G. †Codiopsis
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Codiopsis bruni Lambert 1914
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Invalid names: Codiopsis pierrensis Smiser 1935 [synonym]
Codiopsis ciae Lambert 1908
Codiopsis doma Desmarest 1825
Codiopsis lehmannae Smith 1995
Codiopsis stephensoni Cooke 1953
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Coelopleurus castroi Maury 1930
Coelopleurus infulatus Morton 1833
Coelopleurus maculatus Agassiz and Clark 1907
Coelopleurus singularis Nisiyama 1966
Invalid names: Murravechinus [nomen nudum]
G. †Echinocidaris Duncan
G. †Glypticus
G. †Goniopygus Agassiz 1838
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Goniopygus arabicus Smith 1995
Goniopygus atavus Nisiyama 1950
Goniopygus eravillensis Arnaud 1889
Goniopygus menardi Desmarest in Defrance 1925
Goniopygus minor Sorignet 1850
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Invalid names: Goniopygus heberti Cotteau 1866 [synonym]
Goniopygus zitteli Clark 1891
G. †Hattopsis Ali 1992
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Hattopsis sphericus Ali 1992
G. †Heteropodia White 1887
G. †Magnosia
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Invalid names: Noetlingaster lamberti Checchia-Rispoli 1930 [synonym], Noetlingaster millosevichi Checchia-Rispoli 1930 [synonym], Noetlingaster sanfilippoi Checchia-Rispoli 1930 [synonym], Noetlingia boulei Lambert 1906 [synonym], Noetlingia monteili Gauthier 1901 [synonym]
Invalid names: Noetlingia Lambert 1898 [replaced], Protechinus Noetling 1897 [replaced]
G. †Pleiocyphus Pomel 1883
G. Podocidaris Agassiz 1869
Invalid names: Coelopleuridae Märkel 1969 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Dialithocidaris Agassiz 1898
Fm. †Goniopygidae Smith and Wright 1993
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G. †Mimiosalenia Smith 1995
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G. †Pygmaeocidaris Doederlein 1905
G. †Tetrapygus Agassiz 1841
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Tetrapygus niger Molina 1782
Invalid names: Acropeltidae Lambert and Thiéry 1914 [empty], Arbacioina Gregory 1900 [empty], Glypticidae Lambert and Thiéry 1914 [empty], Salenioina Mortensen 1903 [empty]
G. †Besairiecidaris Lambert 1936
G. †Bramus de Gregorio 1930
Or. Camarodonta Jackson 1912
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Infraor. Echinidea
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Fm. Echinidae Gray 1825
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G. †Anapesus Holmes 1860
G. †Atactus
G. Echinus Linnaeus 1758
G. †Isechinus Lambert 1903
G. Paracentrotus Mortensen 1903
G. Tripneustes Agassiz 1841
Invalid names: Parechinidae Mortensen 1903 [empty], Triplechinidae [empty]
Infraor. Odontophora Kroh and Smith 2010
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Fm. Echinometridae Gray 1855
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G. †Anthocidaris Lütken 1864
G. Echinometra Gray 1825
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Invalid names: Ellipsechinus [synonym]
G. Heterocentrotus Brandt 1835
Fm. Strongylocentrotidae Gregory 1900
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G. Caenocentrotus Clark 1912
G. Loxechinus Desor 1856
G. Strongylocentrotus Brandt 1835
Fm. Toxopneustidae Troschel 1872
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G. Goniopneustes Duncan 1889
G. Gymnechinus Mortensen 1903
G. Lytechinus Agassiz 1863
G. †Mirechinus Nisiyama 1966
G. Nudechinus Clark 1912
G. †Oligophyma Pomel 1869
G. Pseudoboletia Troschel 1869
G. †Schizechinus Pomel 1869
G. †Scholiechinus Arnold and Clark 1927
G. Sphaerechinus Desor 1856
G. Toxopneustes Agassiz 1841
Fm. Parasaleniidae Mortensen 1903
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Parasalenia marianae Cooke 1957
Infraor. Temnopleuridea Kroh and Smith 2010
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Fm. Glyphocyphidae Duncan 1889
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G. †Glyptodiadema Pomel 1883
Fm. Temnopleuridae Agassiz 1872
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G. †Echinocyphus Cotteau 1860
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Invalid names: Echinocyphus Cotteau 1860 [objective synonym]
G. Genocidaris Agassiz 1869
G. Ortholophus Duncan 1887
Subfm. †Temnopleurinae Agassiz 1872
Fm. Trigonocidaridae Mortensen 1903
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G. †Trigonocidaris Agassiz 1869
Invalid names: Zeuglopleuridae Lewis 1986 [empty]
G. †Crinocidaris de Gregorio 1930
Fm. †Glyphopneustidae Smith and Wright 1993
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Or. †Plesiocidaroida Duncan 1889
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Fm. †Tiarechinidae Gregory 1897
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Tiarechinus princeps Neumayr 1881
Superor. Stirodonta Jackson 1912
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Or. †Hemicidaroida Beurlen 1937
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G. †Allomma
G. †Micropedina Cotteau 1866
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Micropedina gongilensis Brighton 1925
Micropedina olisiponensis Forbes in Sharpe 1850
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Invalid names: Codiopsis cotteaui Coquand 1862 [synonym], Micropedina bipatellis Gregory 1906 [synonym]
Or. Stomopneustoida Kroh and Smith 2010
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Fm. Stomechinidae Pomel 1883
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G. †Circopeltis Pomel 1883
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Circopeltis emiratus Smith 1995
G. †Codechinus Desor 1858
G. †Echinotiara Pomel 1883
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Echinotiara perebaskinei Lambert 1930
G. †Jeannetia
G. †Phymechinus Desor 1858
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Phymechinus benoisti Lambert 1900
Phymechinus mirabilis Agassiz 1846
Phymechinus perplexus Smith 1995
G. †Phymotaxis Lambert and Thiéry 1914
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Phymotaxis mansfieldi Cooke 1941
G. †Polycyphus Agassiz and Desor 1846
G. †Psephechinus Pomel 1883
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Psephechinus globosus Lambert 1931
G. †Stomechinus Desor 1858
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Stomechinus bigranularis Lamarck 1816
Stomechinus dissimilaris Linder et al. 1988
Stomechinus hyatti Clark 1893
G. Stomopneustes Agassiz 1841
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Stomopneustes antiquus Nisiyama 1966
Stomopneustes pristinus Jackson 1937
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Thierychinus delaunayi Lambert 1911
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Fm. Stomopneustidae Mortensen 1903
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G. †Gomphechinus Pomel 1883
G. †Parastomechinus Philip 1963
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Invalid names: Glyptocidaridae Jensen 1982 [empty]
Invalid names: Temnopleuroidea Mortensen 1942 [empty]
Or. Echinothurioida Claus 1880
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Fm. Echinothuriidae Thomson 1872
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Subfm. Echinothuriinae Thomson 1872
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Subfm. Hygrosomatinae Smith and Wright 1990
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G. Hygrosoma Hygrosoma 1903
Subfm. Sperosomatinae Smith and Wright 1990
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G. Sperosoma Koehler 1897
Fm. Kamptosomatidae Mortensen 1934
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G. Kamptosoma Mortensen 1903
Fm. †Pelanechinidae Groom 1887
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Pelanechinus corallinus Wright 1858
Invalid names: Pelanodiadema [synonym]
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Pseudopedina bakeri Wright 1854
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Invalid names: Soudetaster martinezae Vadet et al. 2011 [synonym]
Pseudopedina divionensis Michelin 1854
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Invalid names: Echinopsis smithii Forbes 1856 [synonym], Pseudopedina nodoti Cotteau 1858 [synonym]
Invalid names: Soudetaster Vadet et al. 2011 [synonym]
Invalid names: Pelanodiademidae Hess 1972 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Phormosomatidae Mortensen 1934
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Invalid names: Paraphormosomatinae Smith and Wright 1990 [empty]
Fm. †Triadocidaridae Smith 1994
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G. †Levicidaris Kier 1977
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Levicidaris furlani Kier 1984
Levicidaris pfaifferi Kier 1984
Levicidaris zardinia Kier 1977
G. †Megaporocidaris Kier 1977
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G. †Mikrocidaris Döderlein 1887
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Mikrocidaris pentagona Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Cidaris subpentagona Braun 1841 [synonym]
G. †Parvicidaris Smith 1994
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G. †Triadocidaris Döderlein 1887
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Triadocidaris giauensis Zardini 1973
Triadocidaris immunita Bather 1909
Triadocidaris persimilis Bather 1909
Triadocidaris subsimilis Münster 1841
Triadocidaris suessii Laube 1865
Triadocidaris transversa von Meyer 1847
Triadocidaris venusta Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Cidaris gerana Braun 1841 [synonym]
G. †Vinchuscanchaia Smith 1994
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Vinchuscanchaia kieri Smith 1994
G. †Zardinechinus Kier 1977
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Zardinechinus lancedelli Zardini 1973
Zardinechinus stanleyi Smith 1994
Invalid names: Serpianotiaroida Hagdorn 1995 [empty], Triadotiaroida Hagdorn 1995 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available