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Echinochiton
Taxonomy
Echinochiton was named by Pojeta et al. (2003). Its type is Echinochiton dufoei. It is the type genus of Echinochitonidae.
It was assigned to Echinochitonidae by Pojeta et al. (2003).
It was assigned to Echinochitonidae by Pojeta et al. (2003).
Species
E. dufoei (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2003 | Echinochiton Pojeta et al. pp. 649 - 650 |
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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.
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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J., Jr. Pojeta et al. 2003 | Echinochitonids having eight little or slightly overlapping plates; head plate anteriorly rounded, tail plate with mucro. Intermediate plates each with one right and one left lateral hollow spine. Tail plate having right and left hollow posterior spines. |