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Orbitremites norwoodi

Blastoidea - Spiraculata - Orbitremitidae

Taxonomy
Pentremites norwoodi was named by Owen and Shumard (1850).

It was recombined as Orbitremites norwoodi by Bassler and Moodey (1943); it was recombined as Globoblastus norwoodi by Beaver (1961) and Bauer (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Pentremites norwoodi Owen and Shumard p. 64 figs. pl. 7, figs. 13 a-c,
1943Orbitremites norwoodi Bassler and Moodey p. 231
1961Globoblastus norwoodi Beaver
2018Globoblastus norwoodi Bauer pp. Appendix 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classBlastoideaSay 1825
subclassEublastoideaBather 1899
orderSpiraculataJaekel 1918
familyOrbitremitidaeBather 1899
genusOrbitremites
speciesnorwoodi()

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.

Orbitremites norwoodi Owen and Shumard 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available