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Glyptosphaerites

Glyptosphaeritida - Glyptosphaeritidae

Taxonomy
Glyptosphaerites was named by Müller (1854). It is the type genus of Glyptosphaeritidae.

It was assigned to Diploporita by Sepkoski (2002); and to Glyptosphaeritidae by Regnéll (1945) and Mergl and Prokop (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Glyptosphaerites Müller
1945Glyptosphaerites Regnéll
2002Glyptosphaerites Sepkoski
2006Glyptosphaerites Mergl and Prokop p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
orderGlyptosphaeritida(Bernard 1895)
familyGlyptosphaeritidaeBernard 1895
genusGlyptosphaeritesMüller 1854

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.

G. †Glyptosphaerites Müller 1854
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Glyptosphaerites ferrigena Barrande 1887
Glyptosphaerites suecicus Angelin 1878
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available