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Goniopygus

Echinoidea - Arbacioida - Arbaciidae

Taxonomy
Goniopygus was named by Agassiz (1838) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith-u T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 942]. It is the type genus of Goniopygidae.

It was assigned to Hemicidaridae by Clark and Twitchell (1915); to Arbacioida by Donovan (1993); to Goniopygidae by Smith (1995); to Phymosomatoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Arbaciidae by Nisiyama (1966), Fell and Pawson (1966), Geys (1981) and Berndt (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Goniopygus Agassiz
1915Goniopygus Clark and Twitchell p. 52
1966Goniopygus Fell and Pawson p. U411
1966Goniopygus Nisiyama p. 203
1981Goniopygus Geys p. 262
1993Goniopygus Donovan p. 97
1995Goniopygus Smith p. 142
2002Goniopygus Sepkoski
2003Goniopygus Berndt p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
Echinacea()
orderArbacioida()
familyArbaciidae()
genusGoniopygusAgassiz 1838

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. †Goniopygus Agassiz 1838
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Goniopygus arabicus Smith 1995
Goniopygus atavus Nisiyama 1950
Goniopygus eravillensis Arnaud 1889
Goniopygus menardi Desmarest in Defrance 1925
Goniopygus minor Sorignet 1850
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Invalid names: Goniopygus heberti Cotteau 1866 [synonym]
Goniopygus zitteli Clark 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available