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Goniopygus
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).
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).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1838 | Goniopygus Agassiz |
1915 | Goniopygus Clark and Twitchell p. 52 |
1966 | Goniopygus Fell and Pawson p. U411 |
1966 | Goniopygus Nisiyama p. 203 |
1981 | Goniopygus Geys p. 262 |
1993 | Goniopygus Donovan p. 97 |
1995 | Goniopygus Smith p. 142 |
2002 | Goniopygus Sepkoski |
2003 | Goniopygus Berndt p. 81 |
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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.
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 zitteli Clark 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available