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Holectypus

Echinoidea - Holectypoida - Holectypidae

Taxonomy
Holectypus is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Holectypidae.

It was assigned to Pygasteridae by Clark and Twitchell (1915); to Holectypidae by Wagner and Durham (1966) and Poretskaya (1971); and to Holectypoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Holectypus Clark and Twitchell p. 33
1966Holectypus Wagner and Durham p. U444
1971Holectypus Poretskaya p. 4
2002Holectypus Sepkoski

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

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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Holectypus cragini Clark and Twitchell 1915
Holectypus montalvensis Sanchez-Roig 1953
Holectypus pealei Clark and Twitchell 1915
Holectypus sarthacensis Cotteau 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available