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Rhenopyrgus piojoensis

Edrioasteroidea - Edrioasterida - Rhenopyrgidae

Taxonomy
Rhenopyrgus piojoensis was named by Sumrall et al. (2013). Its type specimen is PIL 14656 H, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loma de Los Piojos Section, near San José de Jáchal, which is in a Gorstian carbonate sandstone in the Los Espejos Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Rhenopyrgus piojoensis Sumrall et al. pp. 773 - 774 figs. 6, 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
orderEdrioasteridaBell 1976
suborderEdrioblastoidinaFay 1962
familyRhenopyrgidaeHolloway and Jell 1983
genusRhenopyrgusDehm 1961
speciespiojoensis

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†Rhenopyrgus piojoensis Sumrall et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available