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Phymotaxis mansfieldi

Echinoidea - Stomopneustoida - Stomechinidae

Taxonomy
Phymotaxis mansfieldi was named by Cooke (1941) [MEASUREMENT: Based on largest (and only stated) cotype.]. Its type specimen is USNM 372868, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 7361, 7362, 7363 - Brooksville [Suwannee Lmst], which is in a Rupelian carbonate limestone in the Suwannee Limestone Formation of Florida.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Phymotaxis mansfieldi Cooke p. 18 figs. pl. 4, figs. 6-8
1959Phymotaxis mansfieldi Cooke p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
Echinacea()
orderStomopneustoida
familyStomechinidae()
genusPhymotaxis
speciesmansfieldi

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.

Phymotaxis mansfieldi Cooke 1941
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Diagnosis
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