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Saleniinae

Echinoidea - Salenioida - Saleniidae

Taxonomy
Saleniinae was named by Agassiz (1838). It is extant.

It was assigned to Saleniidae by Nisiyama (1966), Fell and Pawson (1966), Geys (1979), Geys (1982) and El Qot (2021).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Saleniinae Agassiz
1966Saleniinae Fell and Pawson p. U377
1966Saleniinae Nisiyama p. 184
1979Saleniinae Geys p. 298
1982Saleniinae Geys p. 9
2021Saleniinae El Qot p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Calycina(Gregory 1900)
orderSalenioida()
familySaleniidae()
subfamilySaleniinaeAgassiz 1838
subfamilySaleniinaeAgassiz 1838

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. Saleniinae Agassiz 1838
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Tr. Saleniini Agassiz 1838
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G. †Leptosalenia Smith and Wright 1990
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Leptosalenia arabica Fourtau 1921
Leptosalenia humei Fourtau 1921
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Invalid names: Salenia dombeensis de Loriol 1888 [synonym], Salenia similis White 1887 [synonym]
G. †Sinaiosalenia El Qot 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available