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Echinosphaeritidae

Rhombifera - Echinosphaeritidae

Taxonomy
Echinosphaeritidae was named by Neumayr (1889). Its type is Echinosphaerites.

It was assigned to Caryocystitida by Beaver et al. (1967) and Botting (2003); and to Caryocystitidacea by Mergl and Prokop (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Echinosphaeritidae Neumayr
1967Echinosphaeritidae Beaver et al. p. S231
2003Echinosphaeritidae Botting
2006Echinosphaeritidae Mergl and Prokop p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyCaryocystitidacea(Jaekel 1918)
familyEchinosphaeritidaeNeumayr 1889
familyEchinosphaeritidaeNeumayr 1889

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.

Fm. †Echinosphaeritidae Neumayr 1889
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G. †Arachnocystites Neumayr 1889
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Arachnocystites infaustus Barrande 1887
G. †Deutocystites Barrande 1887
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Deutocystites modestus Barrande 1887
G. †Echinosphaerites Wahlenberg 1818
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Subg. †Echinosphaerites (Echinosphaerites) Wahlenberg 1821
Subg. †Echinosphaerites (Larites) de Gregorio 1930
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Echinosphaerites grandis Jaekel 1899
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available