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Xenechinus

Echinoidea - Palaechinoidea - Cravenechinidae

Taxonomy
Xenechinus was named by Kier (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: P Asse Sepkoski's reference number: 2].

It was assigned to Echinocystitoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cravenechinidae by Kier (1966) and Solovjev (2009).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Xenechinus Kier p. 889
1966Xenechinus Kier p. U312
2002Xenechinus Sepkoski
2009Xenechinus Solovjev p. 1421

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassPerischoechinoidea()
superorderEognathostomataSmith 1984
orderPalaechinoidea()
familyCravenechinidae
genusXenechinus

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. †Xenechinus Kier 1958
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Xenechinus parvus Kier 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available