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Coptodiscus

Echinoidea - Holectypoida - Holectypidae

Taxonomy
Coptodiscus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Holectypidae by Wagner and Durham (1966) and Smith (1995); and to Holectypoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Coptodiscus Wagner and Durham p. U444
1995Coptodiscus Smith p. 183
2002Coptodiscus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
orderHolectypoida
familyHolectypidae
genusCoptodiscus

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.

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Coptodiscus noemiae Cotteau and Gauthier 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available