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Clypeaster lanceolatus

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae

Taxonomy
Clypeaster lanceolatus was named by Cotteau (1897). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. australasiae, C. biarritzensis, C. julii, C. scillae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Clypeaster lanceolatus Cotteau p. 39 figs. pl. 9, figs. 1-3
1917Clypeaster lanceolatus Jackson p. 490

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderClypeasterina()
familyClypeasteridae()
genusClypeaster
specieslanceolatusCotteau 1897

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.

†Clypeaster lanceolatus Cotteau 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available