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Costigerites

Holothuroidea - Apodida - Calcancoridae

Taxonomy
Costigerites was named by Deflandre-Rigaud (1962) [Sepkoski's age data: J T Eo]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Costigerites piveteaui.

It was assigned to Calclamnidae by Deflandre-Rigaud (1962) and Frizzell and Exline (1966); to Calcancoridae by Soodan (1991); and to Dendrochirotida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. indicus, C. piveteaui (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Costigerites Deflandre-Rigaud p. 49
1966Costigerites Frizzell and Exline p. U664
1991Costigerites Soodan p. 3
2002Costigerites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderApodida
familyCalcancoridae
genusCostigerites

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. †Costigerites Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
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†Costigerites piveteaui Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available