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Polycyphus

Echinoidea - Stomopneustoida - Stomechinidae

Taxonomy
Polycyphus was named by Agassiz and Desor (1846) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath J Oxfo].

It was assigned to Stomechinidae by Fell and Pawson (1966); and to Phymosomatoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Polycyphus Agassiz and Desor p. 361
1966Polycyphus Fell and Pawson p. U406
2002Polycyphus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
Echinacea()
orderStomopneustoida
familyStomechinidae()
genusPolycyphus

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. †Polycyphus Agassiz and Desor 1846
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Diagnosis
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