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Paleopneustina

Echinoidea - Spatangoida

Taxonomy
Paleopneustina was named by Agassiz (1904). It is extant.

It was assigned to Spatangoida by Kroh and Smith (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Paleopneustina Agassiz
2010Paleopneustina Kroh and Smith p. 173

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderPaleopneustina
suborderPaleopneustina

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.

Subor. Paleopneustina Agassiz 1904
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Superfm. Paleopneustidea Agassiz 1904
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Fm. Paleopneustidae Agassiz 1904
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G. †Nacospatangus Agassiz 1873
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Nacospatangus gracilis Agassiz 1873
G. Paleopneustes Agassiz 1873 [heart urchin]
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Paleopneustes holmani Grant and Hertlein 1938
G. Pericosmus Agassiz 1847
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Subg. Pericosmus (Pericosmus) Fischer 1966
Subg. †Pericosmus (Victoriaster) Lambert 1920
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Victoriaster lamberti Sanchez Roig 1923
Pericosmus aguayoi Sanchez Roig 1949
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Invalid names: Mauritanaster depressus Sanchez Roig 1949 [synonym], Mauritanaster marroquinensis Sanchez Roig 1953 [synonym], Pericosmus giganteus Sanchez Roig 1952 [synonym]
Pericosmus altus Hutton 1873
Pericosmus annosus Henderson 1975
Pericosmus artemisae Sanchez-Roig 1953
Pericosmus atolladosae Sanchez Roig 1951
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Invalid names: Pericosmus rojasi Sanchez Roig 1951 [synonym]
Pericosmus blanquizalensis Sanchez Roig 1952
Pericosmus borraeus Henderson 1975
Pericosmus camagueyanus Sanchez Roig 1949
Pericosmus crawfordi Hutton 1873
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Invalid names: Linthia compressus Duncan 1877 [synonym], Meoma brevipatalata Hutton 1873 [synonym], Pericosmus mccoyi Gregory 1890 [synonym]
Pericosmus israelskyi Durham 1961
Pericosmus latus Agassiz 1847
Pericosmus mortenseni Sanchez Roig 1952
Pericosmus roigi Lambert 1921
Pericosmus scaevus Henderson 1975
Pericosmus valenzuelai Sanchez-Roig 1953
Pericosmus zanolettii Sanchez-Roig 1953
Invalid names: Megalaster Duncan 1877 [synonym], Pericosmus cubanus Palmer 1949 [nomen nudum]
Invalid names: Pericosmidae Lambert 1905 [empty]
Fm. Prenasteridae Lambert 1905
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G. †Carolinaster Osborn et al. 2016
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Carolinaster varnami Osborn et al. 2016
Invalid names: Unifasciidae Cooke 1959 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Schizasteridae Lambert 1905
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G. Agassizia Valenciennes 1846
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Agassizia alveari Sanchez Roig 1949
Agassizia caobaensis Sanchez-Roig 1953
Agassizia clevei Cotteau 1875
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Invalid names: Agassizia avilensis Sanchez Roig 1949 [synonym]
Agassizia conradi Bouvé 1851
Agassizia floridiana de Loriol 1887
Agassizia inflata Jackson 1922
Agassizia persica Clegg 1933
Agassizia pinarensis Sanchez Roig 1952
Agassizia porifera Ravenel 1848
Agassizia rimulata Ravenel 1848
Agassizia scrobiculata Valenciennes 1846
G. †Anisaster Pomel 1886
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Invalid names: Agassizia flexuosa Sanchez Roig 1949 [nomen dubium], Agassizia lamberti Palmer 1949 [nomen dubium]
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Aguayoaster aquayoi Sanchez Roig 1952
Aguayoaster nuevitasensi Sanchez Roig 1949
Aguayoaster schickleri Donovan and Rowe 2000
G. Brisaster Gray 1855
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Brisaster latifrons Agassiz 1898
Brisaster maximus Clark 1937
Brisaster moseleyi Agassiz 1881
Brisaster townsendi Agassiz 1898
G. †Caribbaster Kier 1984
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Caribbaster loveni Cotteau 1875
G. Diploporaster Mortensen 1950
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Diploporaster flemingi Henderson 1975
G. †Kina Henderson 1975
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Kina gracilis Henderson 1975
G. †Lambertona Sanchez-Roig 1953
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Lambertona lyoni Hutton 1873
Lambertona perdita Henderson 1975
Lambertona perplexa Henderson 1975
G. †Linthia Desor 1853
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Subg. †Linthia (Linthia) Fischer 1966
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Linthia alabamensis Clark and Twitchell 1915
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Invalid names: Linthia maverickensis Gardner 1935 [synonym]
Linthia avilensis Sanchez Roig 1949
Linthia brodermanni Sanchez Roig 1949
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Invalid names: Linthia alta Sanchez Roig 1949 [synonym], Linthia gonzalezmunozi Sanchez Roig 1952 [synonym], Micraster elevatus Sanchez Roig 1949 [synonym]
Linthia ghiroboensis Tessier and Roman 1973
Linthia hanoverensis Kellum 1926
Linthia houzeaui Cotteau 1878
Linthia monteroae Kier 1984
Linthia navillei de Loriol 1880
Linthia praenipponica Nagao 1928
Linthia prima Cooke 1942
Linthia sanrafaelensis Israelsky 1923
Linthia sudanensis Bather 1904
Linthia variabilis Slocom 1909
Linthia wilmingtonensis Clark and Twitchell 1915
Invalid names: Linthia cretacica Sanchez Roig 1949 [nomen dubium], Linthia garciai Sanchez Roig 1952 [nomen dubium]
G. Moira Agassiz 1872
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Subg. Moira (Moira) Fischer 1966
Moira atropos Lamarck 1816
Moira clothro Michelin 1855
Invalid names: Moera Michelin 1855 [replaced]
G. †Opissaster Pomel 1883
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Opissaster cantabriae Sanchez-Roig 1953
Opissaster derasmoi Checchia-Rispoli 1850
Opissaster herrerae Lambert and Sanchez Roig 1923
Opissaster rotundatus Zittel 1864
Opissaster tainui Henderson 1975
G. †Prenaster Desor 1853
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Subg. Prenaster (Prenaster) Fischer 1966
Prenaster parvus Palmer 1949
Prenaster synapticus Henderson 1975
G. †Saviniaster Lambert 1911
Invalid names: Prenaster clarki Sanchez Roig 1949 [nomen dubium], Prenaster elongatus Sanchez Roig 1949 [nomen dubium], Prenaster sanchezi Lambert 1949 [nomen dubium], Protenaster Pomel 1883 [synonym]
G. †Proraster
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Proraster dalli Clark 1891
Proraster geayi Cottreau 1908
G. Schizaster Agassiz 1835
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Subg. †Schizaster (Dipneustes) Arnaud 1891
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Schizaster (Dipneustes) fosteri McNamara and Philip 1980
Subg. Schizaster (Ova) Gray 1825
Subg. Schizaster (Paraster) Pomel 1869
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Paraster armiger Clark and Twitchell 1915
Paraster delgadoi Sanchez-Roig 1953
Paraster eustatii Engel 1961
Paraster joannisboehmi Parma and Casadío 2005
Paraster pinarensis Sanchez-Roig 1953
Schizaster (Paraster) carinatus McNamara and Philip 1980
Schizaster (Paraster) delorenzoi Checchia-Rispoli 1950
Schizaster (Paraster) rougeriei Tessier and Roman 1973
Schizaster (Paraster) tatei McNamara and Philip 1980
Invalid names: Prymnaster Koehler 1914 [synonym], Rotundaster Lambert and Thiery 1925 [synonym]
Subg. Schizaster (Schizaster) Agassiz 1836
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Schizaster (Schizaster) halli McNamara and Philip 1980
Schizaster americana Clark and Twitchell 1915
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Invalid names: Schizaster gigas Sanchez Roig 1953 [synonym], Schizaster pentagonalis Sanchez Roig 1953 [synonym]
Schizaster beckeri Cooke 1942
Schizaster californicus Weaver 1908
Schizaster camagueyensis Weisbord 1934
Schizaster cartagensis Sanchez Roig 1949
Schizaster compactus Koehler 1914
Schizaster costaricensis Durham 1961
Schizaster cristatus Jackson 1917
Schizaster cubensis d'Orbigny 1842
Schizaster cubitabellae Weisbord 1934
Schizaster delgadoi Sanchez Roig 1953
Schizaster dumblei Israelsky 1924
Schizaster egozcuei Lambert 1922
Schizaster fernandezi Sanchez Roig 1952
Schizaster floridanus Clark and Twitchell 1915
Schizaster formelli Kier 1984
Schizaster gerthi Pijpers 1933
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Invalid names: Paraster clarki Sanchez Roig 1949 [synonym]
Schizaster lecontei Merriam 1899
Schizaster llagunoi Lambert and Sanchez Roig 1949
Schizaster munozi Sanchez Roig 1949
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Invalid names: Paraster orientalis Sanchez Roig 1949 [synonym], Paraster tschopi Palmer 1949 [synonym], Schizaster guirensis Sanchez Roig 1949 [synonym], Schizaster riveroi Sanchez Roig 1952 [synonym]
Schizaster neuvitasensis Weisbord 1934
Schizaster panamensis Jackson 1917
Schizaster rimosus Desor 1847
Schizaster rojasi Sanchez Roig 1952
Schizaster salutis Sanchez Roig 1949
Schizaster sanctamariae Sanchez Roig 1949
Schizaster santanae Sanchez Roig 1949
Schizaster schlosseri Traub 1938
Schizaster sphenoides Hall 1907
Schizaster stalderi Weaver 1908
Schizaster studeri Agassiz 1836
Schizaster subcylindricus Cotteau 1875
Invalid names: Aplospatangus Lambert 1907 [synonym], Brachybrissus Pomel 1883 [synonym], Schizaster alcaldei Sanchez Roig 1949 [nomen nudum], Schizaster cojimarensis Sanchez Roig 1949 [nomen nudum], Schizaster habanensis Sanchez Roig 1949 [nomen nudum], Schizaster moronensis Sanchez Roig 1951 [nomen dubium], Schizaster pastelilloensis Weisbord 1934 [nomen dubium], Schizaster sandiegensis Sanchez Roig 1949 [nomen dubium], Schizaster sierrai Sanchez Roig 1951 [nomen dubium]
G. †Tripylus
Invalid names: Brisasterinae Markov 1994 [empty]
Invalid names: Periasteridae Lambert 1920 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available