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Tetrapygus

Echinoidea - Arbacioida

Taxonomy
Tetrapygus was named by Agassiz (1841).

It was assigned to Arbaciidae by Grant and Hertlein (1938) and Fell and Pawson (1966); and to Arbacioida by Smith and Wright (1993).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Tetrapygus Agassiz
1938Tetrapygus Grant and Hertlein p. 21
1966Tetrapygus Fell and Pawson p. U413
1993Tetrapygus Smith and Wright

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
Echinacea()
orderArbacioida()
genusTetrapygusAgassiz 1841

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.

G. †Tetrapygus Agassiz 1841
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Tetrapygus niger Molina 1782
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available