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Eoscutellidae

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Eoscutellidae

Taxonomy
Eoscutellidae was named by Durham (1955). Its type is Eoscutella.

It was assigned to Scutellina by Durham (1955) and Durham (1966); and to Scutelliformes by Kroh and Smith (2010).

Subtaxa
Eoscutella (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Eoscutellidae Durham p. 156
1966Eoscutellidae Durham p. U478
2010Eoscutellidae 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
suborderScutellina()
infraorderScutelliformes
familyEoscutellidae
familyEoscutellidae

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. †Eoscutellidae Durham 1955
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G. †Eoscutella Grant and Hertlein 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available