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Pericosmus annosus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Paleopneustidae

Taxonomy
Pericosmus annosus was named by Henderson (1975). Its type specimen is OU.4760, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. magnificus, P. spatangoides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Pericosmus annosus Henderson p. 60 figs. pl. 16, figs. 1, 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderPaleopneustina
superfamilyPaleopneustidea
familyPaleopneustidae
genusPericosmusAgassiz 1847
speciesannosus

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.

†Pericosmus annosus Henderson 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available