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Lepidechinoides
Taxonomy
Lepidechinoides was named by Olsson (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 956]. It is not extant. Its type is Lepidechinoides ithacensis.
It was assigned to Lepidocentridae by Kier (1966) and Boczarowski (2001); and to Echinocystitoida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Lepidocentridae by Kier (1966) and Boczarowski (2001); and to Echinocystitoida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
L. ithacensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Lepidechinoides Olsson |
| 1966 | Lepidechinoides Kier p. U307 |
| 2001 | Lepidechinoides Boczarowski p. 93 |
| 2002 | Lepidechinoides Sepkoski |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| A. Boczarowski 2001 | Ambulacral plates have internal spinose processes on adoral side; internally ambulacral plates opposite horizontal ambulacral sutures expanded laterally, fan shaped; interambulacral plates without primary tubercles arranged in many columns. |