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Micropygidae

Echinoidea - Micropygoida - Micropygidae

Taxonomy
Micropygidae was named by Mortensen (1903). It is extant. Its type is Micropyga.

It was assigned to Diademina by Philip (1963); and to Micropygoida by Kroh and Smith (2010).

Subtaxa
Micropyga (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Micropygidae Mortensen
1963Micropygidae Philip p. 1108
2010Micropygidae Kroh and Smith p. 170

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

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. Micropygidae Mortensen 1903
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G. Micropyga Agassiz 1879
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available