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Phormosomatidae (disused)

Echinoidea - Echinothurioida - Phormosomatidae

Taxonomy
Phormosomatidae was named by Mortensen (1934). It is extant.

It was assigned to Echinothurioida by Mortensen (1934) and Kroh and Smith (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Phormosomatidae Mortensen
2010Phormosomatidae Kroh and Smith p. 170

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

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. Phormosomatidae Mortensen 1934
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Invalid names: Paraphormosomatinae Smith and Wright 1990 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available