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Pentremites elongatus

Blastoidea - Spiraculata - Pentremitidae

Discussion

same as Pentremites burlingtonensis Meek & Worthen 1890, p. 33; 1873, p.461, 462, Pl. 8, fig. 7a, b.

Taxonomy
Pentremites elongatus was named by Shumard (1855). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. abruptus, P. planus, P. princetonensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Pentremites elongatus Shumard

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classBlastoideaSay 1825
subclassEublastoideaBather 1899
orderSpiraculataJaekel 1918
familyPentremitidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusPentremitesSay 1820
specieselongatusShumard 1855

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.

†Pentremites elongatus Shumard 1855
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available