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Cottaldia

Echinoidea

Taxonomy
Cottaldia was named by Desor (1856) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti K Ceno-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1043].

It was assigned to Diadematidae by Clark and Twitchell (1915); to Arbaciidae by Fell and Pawson (1966); and to Phymosomatoida by Smith (1991) and Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Sister genera
Cotteaudia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Cottaldia Desor
1915Cottaldia Clark and Twitchell p. 57
1966Cottaldia Fell and Pawson p. U411
1991Cottaldia Smith p. 34
2002Cottaldia Sepkoski
2002Cotteaudia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Calycina(Gregory 1900)
suborderPhymosomatoida()
genusCottaldiaDesor 1856

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. †Cottaldia Desor 1856
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Cottaldia benettiae Koenig 1825
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Invalid names: Cottaldia rotula Clark and Twitchell 1915 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cotteaudia [nomen vanum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available