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Abertella gualichensis

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Abertellidae

Taxonomy
Abertella gualichensis was named by Martinez et al. (2005). Its type specimen is MACN-Pi 4714, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Salina del Gualicho [Gran Bajo del Gualicho Fm], which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone/sandstone in the Gran Bajo del Gualicho Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Abertella gualichensis Martinez et al. p. 1230 figs. figs. 2, 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderScutellina()
infraorderScutelliformes
familyAbertellidae
genusAbertellaDurham 1953
speciesgualichensis

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.

†Abertella gualichensis Martinez et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
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