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Spatangus ventricosus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Spatangidae

Taxonomy
Spatangus ventricosus was named by Lamarck (1816) [395 specimens examined].

It was recombined as Meoma ventricosa by Cooke (1942).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. grandituberculatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Spatangus ventricosus Lamarck
1942Meoma ventricosa Cooke p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderBrissidina
superfamilySpatangidea
familySpatangidae
genusSpatangus
speciesventricosusLamarck 1816

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.

†Spatangus ventricosus Lamarck 1816
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available