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Mellitidae

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Mellitidae

Taxonomy
Mellitidae was named by Stefanini (1912). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Mellitidae Stefanini
1955Mellitidae Durham p. 171
1966Mellitidae Durham p. U485
2010Mellitidae 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
familyMellitidae
familyMellitidae

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. Mellitidae Stefanini 1912
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G. Encope Agassiz 1840
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Encope aberrans Marten 1867
Encope annectans Jackson 1917
Encope californica Verrill 1870
Encope chilensis Philippi 1887
Encope ciae Cortázar 1880
Encope emarginata Leske 1779
Encope grandis Agassize 1841
Encope macrophora Ravenel 1842
Encope megatrema Jackson 1917
Encope michelini Agassiz 1841
Encope micropora Agassiz 1841
Encope occidentalis Verrill 1867
Encope perspectiva Agassiz 1841
Encope peruviana Brighton 1926
Encope platytata Jackson 1917
Encope tatetlaensis Bose 1906
Encope tenuis Kew 1914
Encope wiedenmayeri Jeannet 1928
G. Leodia Gray 1852
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Leodia caroliniana Ravenel 1841
Leodia sexiesperforata Clark 1914
G. Mellita Agassiz 1841
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Mellita aclinensis Kier 1963
Mellita longifissa Michelin 1858
Mellita pacifica Verrill 1867
Mellita quinquefora Lamarck 1816
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Invalid names: Mellita pentapora Gmelin 1788 [synonym]
Mellita texana Conrad 1856
G. Mellitella Duncan 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available