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Lytechinus
Taxonomy
Lytechinus was named by Agassiz (1863) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 577]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Echinidae by Grant and Hertlein (1938) and Cooke (1941); to Temnopleuroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Toxopneustidae by Fell and Pawson (1966), Linder et al. (1988) and Smith (2009).
It was assigned to Echinidae by Grant and Hertlein (1938) and Cooke (1941); to Temnopleuroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Toxopneustidae by Fell and Pawson (1966), Linder et al. (1988) and Smith (2009).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1863 | Lytechinus Agassiz p. 24 |
1938 | Lytechinus Grant and Hertlein p. 23 |
1941 | Lytechinus Cooke p. 16 |
1966 | Lytechinus Fell and Pawson p. U427 |
1988 | Lytechinus Linder et al. p. 950 |
2002 | Lytechinus Sepkoski |
2009 | Lytechinus Smith |
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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. Lytechinus Agassiz 1863
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Lytechinus anamesus Clark 1912
†Lytechinus baldwini Linder et al. 1988
†Lytechinus coreyi Grant and Hertlein 1938
†Lytechinus milleri Grant and Hertlein 1938
†Lytechinus pictus Verrill 1867
†Lytechinus semituberculatus Agassiz and Desor 1867
Lytechinus variegatus Lamarck 1816
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available