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Ammotrophinae

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae

Taxonomy
Ammotrophinae was named by Durham (1955). It is extant. Its type is Ammotrophus.

It was assigned to Arachnoididae by Durham (1955); and to Clypeasteridae by Kroh and Smith (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Ammotrophinae Durham p. 125
2010Ammotrophinae Kroh and Smith p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderClypeasterina()
familyClypeasteridae()
subfamilyAmmotrophinae
subfamilyAmmotrophinae

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.

Subfm. Ammotrophinae Durham 1955
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G. Ammotrophus Clark 1928
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Invalid names: Hesperaster Clark 1938 [synonym]
G. †Monostychia Laube 1869
G. †Scutellinoides Durham 1955
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Invalid names: Scutellina morgani Cotteau 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available