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Palaeotropus (heart urchin)
Taxonomy
Palaeotropus was named by Lovén (1872). It is extant.
It was assigned to Asterostomatidae by Fischer (1966); and to Palaeotropidae by Kroh and Smith (2010).
It was assigned to Asterostomatidae by Fischer (1966); and to Palaeotropidae by Kroh and Smith (2010).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1872 | Palaeotropus Lovén p. 1085 |
| 1966 | Palaeotropus Fischer p. U622 |
| 2010 | Palaeotropus Kroh and Smith |
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G. Palaeotropus Lovén 1872 [heart urchin]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available