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Clypeasteroida (sand dollar)

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Clypeasteroida Agassiz
1904Clypeasteroida Clark p. 432
1962Clypeasteroida Hall, Jr. p. 65
1988Clypeasteroida Linder et al. p. 953
2002Clypeasteroida Sepkoski
2010Clypeasteroida Kroh and Smith p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
orderClypeasteroida

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.

Or. Clypeasteroida Agassiz 1836 [sand dollar]
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Subor. Clypeasterina Agassiz 1872
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Fm. Clypeasteridae Agassiz 1836
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Subfm. Ammotrophinae Durham 1955
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G. Ammotrophus Clark 1928
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Invalid names: Hesperaster Clark 1938 [synonym]
G. †Monostychia Laube 1869
G. †Scutellinoides Durham 1955
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Invalid names: Scutellina morgani Cotteau 1891 [synonym]
Subfm. Arachnoidinae Duncan 1889
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G. Arachnoides Leske 1778
G. Fellaster Durham 1955
G. †Fossulaster Lambert and Thiéry 1925
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†Fossulaster halli Lambert and Thiery 1925
G. Clypeaster Lamarck 1801
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Subg. †Clypeaster (Rhaphidoclypus) Agassiz 1863
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†Clypeaster abruptus Sanchez Roig 1926
†Clypeaster antillarum Cotteau 1875
†Clypeaster batheri Lambert 1915
†Clypeaster bowersi Weaver 1908
†Clypeaster butleri McNamara and Kendrick 1994
†Clypeaster caudatus Jackson 1922
†Clypeaster concavus Cotteau 1875
†Clypeaster cotteaui Egozcue 1897
†Clypeaster cubensis Cotteau 1875
†Clypeaster deserti Kew 1914
†Clypeaster excentricum Agassiz 1816
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Invalid names: Asterostoma dickersoni Sanchez Roig 1949 [synonym], Asterostoma irregularis Sanchez Roig 1952 [synonym]
†Clypeaster gatuni Jackson 1917
†Clypeaster herrerae Lambert 1926
†Clypeaster humilis Leske 1778
†Clypeaster japonicus Döderlein 1885
†Clypeaster lanceolatus Cotteau 1897
†Clypeaster lopezriosi Sanchez-Roig 1953
†Clypeaster meridanensis Michelin 1850
Clypeaster ochrus Clark 1914
†Clypeaster oxybaphon Jackson 1922
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Invalid names: Clypeaster pinarensis Lambert and Sanchez-Roig 1949 [synonym], Clypeaster platygaster Jackson 1922 [synonym], Clypeaster polygonalis Sanchez-Roig 1949 [synonym], Clypeaster profundus Sanchez-Roig 1949 [synonym]
Clypeaster parrae Desmoulins 1835
†Clypeaster parvus Michelin 1861
†Clypeaster placentoides Jackson 1922
†Clypeaster planipetalum Cotteau 1897
†Clypeaster reticulatus Linnaeus 1758
†Clypeaster rogersi Morton 1834
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Invalid names: Clypeaster douvillei Stefanini 1911 [synonym], Clypeaster marinanus Jackson 1937 [synonym], Scutella jonesi Forbes 1845 [synonym]
Clypeaster rosaceus Linnaeus 1758
Clypeaster rotundus Agassiz 1863
†Clypeaster saipanicus Cooke 1957
†Clypeaster sanchezi Lambert 1924
Clypeaster speciosus Verrill 1870
†Clypeaster topilanus Jackson 1937
†Clypeaster virescens Döderlein 1885
G. †Diplothecanthus Duncan
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†Diplothecanthus dalli Clark and Twitchell 1915
Invalid names: Clypeasterinae Agassiz 1836 [empty], Echinanthidae Agassiz 1872 [synonym]
Fm. Fossulasteridae Philip and Foster 1971
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Invalid names: Scutellinoididae Irwin 1995 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. †Conoclypeidae von Zittel 1879
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G. †Conoclypus Agassiz 1839
Fm. †Faujasiidae Lambert 1905
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†Australanthus longianus Gregory 1800
G. †Domechinus Kier 1962
G. †Eurypetalum Kier 1962
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Eurypetalum faujasii Desmoulins 1837
G. †Faujasia
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Faujasia apicalis Desor 1847
†Faujasia chelonium Cooke 1953
†Faujasia eccentripora Lees 1928
G. †Fauraster
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Fauraster priscus Lambert 1924
G. †Gongrochanus Kier 1962
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Gongrochanus herscheliana M'Clelland 1840
G. †Lefortia
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Lefortia delgadoi De Loriol 1900
†Lefortia trojana Cooke 1953
Invalid names: Pomelia de Loriol 1900 [replaced], Pomeliopsis de Loriol 1901 [objective synonym]
G. †Petalobrissus Lambert 1916
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Subg. †Petalobrissus (Paralampas) Duncan and Sladen 1882
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Invalid names: Cassidulus (Pygorhynchus) georgiensis Clark and Twitchell 1915 [synonym]
†Paralampas conceptionis Sanchez-Roig 1953
†Paralampas rancureli Tessier and Roman 1973
†Petalobrissus cubensis Weisbord 1934
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Invalid names: Nucleolites wilderae Ikins 1940 [synonym], Petalobrissus burckhardti Lambert 1936 [synonym], Phyllobrissus brasiliensis Beurlen 1964 [synonym]
†Petalobrissus linguiformis Peron and Gauthier 1881
†Petalobrissus setifensis Coquand 1866
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Invalid names: Parapygus mossoroensis Maury 1925 [synonym]
G. †Zuffardia Checchia-Rispoli 1917
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†Zuffardia morgani Cotteau and Gauthier 1895
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Invalid names: Catopygus boucarti Lambert 1925 [synonym], Catopygus rohlfsi Krumbeck 1906 [synonym], Zuffardia creullii Checchia-Rispoli 1933 [synonym]
Invalid names: Stigmatopyginae Smith and Wright 2000 [empty]
Subor. Laganina Mortensen 1948
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Fm. Neolaganidae Durham 1954
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G. †Cubanaster Sánchez Roig 1952
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†Cubanaster acunai Lambert 1926
†Cubanaster torrei Lambert 1926
G. †Durhamella Kier 1968
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†Durhamella floridanum Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Durhamella ocalana Cooke 1942
G. †Neolaganum Durham 1954
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†Neolaganum archerensis Clark and Twitchell 1915
G. †Neorumphia Durham 1954
G. †Sanchezella Durham 1954
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†Sanchezella sanchezi Lambert 1926
G. †Weisbordella Durham 1954
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†Weisbordella dalli Clark and Twitchell 1915
G. †Wythella Durham 1954
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†Wythella eldridgei Clark and Twitchell 1915
G. †Pentedium
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†Pentedium curator Kier 1967
Fm. †Oligopygidae Duncan 1889
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G. †Haimea
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†Haimea bajasurensis Squires and Demetrion 1994
†Haimea brooksi Osborn et al. 2016
†Haimea caillaudi Michelin 1851
†Haimea cylindrica Sanchez-Roig 1953
†Haimea gigantea Sanchez-Roig 1953
†Haimea pentagona Sanchez-Roig 1953
†Haimea subcylindrica Sanchez-Roig 1953
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†Oligopygus alvarezi Lambert and Sanchez Roig 1924
†Oligopygus floridanus Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Oligopygus haldermani Conrad 1850
†Oligopygus herrari Sanchez-Roig 1953
†Oligopygus nancei Cooke 1941
†Oligopygus rotundus Cooke 1942
†Oligopygus sanjosephi Sanchez-Roig 1953
†Oligopygus wetherbyi de Lortiol 1887
G. †Runa
Subor. Scutellina Haeckel 1896
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Infraor. Laganiformes Desor 1847
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Fm. Fibulariidae Gray 1855
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G. †Cyamidia
G. Echinocyamus van Phelsum 1774
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†Echinocyamus bisexus Kier 1968
†Echinocyamus crispus Mazzetti 1893
†Echinocyamus intermedius Hawkins 1922
†Echinocyamus meridionalis Clark and Twitchell 1915
Echinocyamus parvus Emmonds 1858
†Echinocyamus petalus Kier 1964
†Echinocyamus polymorpha Duncan and Sladen 1883
†Echinocyamus prostratus Nisiyama 1968
Echinocyamus pusillus Müller 1776
†Echinocyamus terminalis Grant and Hertlein 1938
†Echinocyamus texanus Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Echinocyamus vaughani Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Echinocyamus wilsoni Kier 1997
Invalid names: Anaster Sismonda 1841 [synonym]
G. †Eoscutum Lambert 1914
G. Fibularia Lamarck
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†Fibularia acuta Yoshiwara 1898
†Fibularia alabamensis Cooke 1959
†Fibularia cribellum Meijere 1904
†Fibularia damensis Kier 1972
Fibularia ovulum Lamarck 1816
G. †Fibulariella Mortensen 1948
G. †Fibulaster Lambert and Thiery 1883
G. †Leniechinus Kier 1968
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†Leniechinus herricki Kier 1968
G. †Lenita Desor 1847
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†Lenita israelskyi Grant and Hertlein 1938
G. †Mortonia Gray 1852
G. †Porpitella Pomel 1883
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†Porpitella micra Clark 1937
G. †Scutellina Agassiz 1841
G. †Tarphypygus Arnold and Clark 1927
G. †Thagastea Pomel 1888
G. †Togocyamus Oppenheim 1915
Invalid names: Echinocyamidae Cooke 1942 [synonym]
Fm. Laganidae Desor 1858
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G. †Fibulina Tornquist 1904
G. Hupea Pomel 1883
G. Jacksonaster Lambert and Thiéry 1914
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†Jacksonaster cubensis Lambert 1925
G. Laganum Link 1807
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†Laganum depressum Agassiz 1841
†Laganum leptum Jackson 1937
G. Peronella Gray 1855
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†Peronella crustuloides Morton 1833
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Invalid names: Laganum johnsoni Clark and Twitchell 1915 [synonym]
†Peronella cubae Weisbord 1934
G. †Peronellites Hayasaka and Morishita 1947
G. Rumphia Desor 1858
G. †Sismondia Desor 1858
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†Sismondia arnoldi Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Sismondia coalingaensis Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Sismondia convexa Nisiyama 1937
†Sismondia javana Nisiyama 1968
Invalid names: Laganinae Agassiz 1873 [empty], Neolaganinae Durham 1954 [empty]
G. †Proescutella Pomel 1883
G. †Samlandaster Lambert and Thiéry 1914
Infraor. Scutelliformes Haeckel 1896
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Fm. †Abertellidae Durham 1955
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G. †Abertella Durham 1953
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†Abertella aberti Conrad 1842
Abertella alberti Linnaeus 1759
†Abertella gualichensis Martinez et al. 2005
Abertella helena Walcott 1908
†Abertella miskellyi Kroh 2013
†Abertella pirabensis Marchesini Santos 1958
Fm. †Astriclypeidae Stefanini 1912
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G. †Amphiope Agassiz 1840
G. Astriclypeus Verrill 1867
G. Echinodiscus Leske 1778
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†Echinodiscus formosus Wang 1984
Fm. †Dendrasteridae Lambert 1900
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G. Dendraster Agassiz and Desor 1847
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†Dendraster arnoldi Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Dendraster ashleyi Arnold 1907
†Dendraster casseli Grant and Hertlein 1938
†Dendraster cedrosensis Israelsky 1923
†Dendraster coalingaensis Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Dendraster elsmerensis Durham 1949
†Dendraster excentricus Eschscholz 1826
†Dendraster gibbsii Rémond 1863
†Dendraster hesperis Kew 1920
†Dendraster pentagonalis Israelsky 1923
†Dendraster sullivani Durham and Morgan 1978
†Dendraster vizcainoensis Grant and Hertlein 1938
G. †Merriamaster Lambert 1911
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†Merriamaster perrini Weaver 1908
†Merriamaster weaveri Durham and Morgan 1978
Invalid names: Orchoporus Lambert and Thiery 1914 [synonym]
G. Scaphechinus Agassiz 1863
G. †Scutellaster Cragin 1895
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†Scutellaster cretaceus Cragin 1895
†Scutellaster interlineatus Stimpson 1856
Invalid names: Anorthoscutum Lambert and Thiery 1914 [synonym], Calaster Kew 1920 [synonym]
Fm. Echinarachniidae Lambert and Thiéry 1914
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G. †Astrodapsis Conrad 1856
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†Astrodapsis antiselli Conrad 1856
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Invalid names: Astrodapsis altus Kew 1915 [synonym], Astrodapsis margaritanus Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis ornatus Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis tumidus Rémond 1863 [synonym]
†Astrodapsis arnoldi Clark and Twitchell 1915
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Invalid names: Astrodapsis major Kew 1920 [synonym]
†Astrodapsis brewerianus Remond 1863
†Astrodapsis davisi Grant and Eaton 1941
†Astrodapsis israelskyi Jordan and Hertlein 1926
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Invalid names: Astrodapsis schencki Grant and Hertlein 1938 [synonym]
†Astrodapsis kewi Jordan and Hertlein 1926
†Astrodapsis peltoides Anderson and Martin 1914
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Invalid names: Astrodapsis salinasensis Richards 1935 [synonym], Astrodapsis scutelliformis Kew 1920 [synonym]
†Astrodapsis whitneyi Rémond 1863
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Invalid names: Astrodapsis californicus Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis coalingaensis Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis cuyamanus Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis grandis Kew 1920 [synonym]
G. Echinarachnius Gray 1825
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†Echinarachnius alaskense Durham 1957
†Echinarachnius andersoni Twitchell 1905
Echinarachnius parma Lamarck 1816
†Echinarachnius plafkeri Wagner 1974
†Echinarachnius ungaensis Wagner 1974
G. †Kewia Nisiyama 1935
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†Kewia blancoensis Kew 1920
†Kewia fairbanksi Arnold 1907
†Kewia kannoi Wagner 1974
†Kewia kehoei Wagner 1974
†Kewia lituyaensis Wagner 1974
†Kewia marquamensis Linder et al. 1988
†Kewia tachilniensis Wagner 1974
G. †Nipponaster Durham 1952
G. †Pseudoastrodapsis Durham 1953
G. †Remondella Durham 1955
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†Remondella gabbii Rémond 1863
†Remondella waldroni Wagner 1974
G. †Tenuirachnius Durham 1955
G. †Vaquerosella Durham 1955
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†Vaquerosella andersoni Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Vaquerosella coreyi Durham 1955
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Invalid names: Vaquerosella norrisi Pack 1909 [replaced]
†Vaquerosella merriami Anderson 1905
Fm. †Eoscutellidae Durham 1955
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G. †Eoscutella Grant and Hertlein 1938
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Fm. Mellitidae Stefanini 1912
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G. Encope Agassiz 1840
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†Encope aberrans Marten 1867
†Encope annectans Jackson 1917
†Encope californica Verrill 1870
†Encope chilensis Philippi 1887
†Encope ciae Cortázar 1880
†Encope emarginata Leske 1779
†Encope grandis Agassize 1841
†Encope macrophora Ravenel 1842
†Encope megatrema Jackson 1917
Encope michelini Agassiz 1841
†Encope micropora Agassiz 1841
†Encope occidentalis Verrill 1867
†Encope perspectiva Agassiz 1841
†Encope peruviana Brighton 1926
†Encope platytata Jackson 1917
†Encope tatetlaensis Bose 1906
†Encope tenuis Kew 1914
†Encope wiedenmayeri Jeannet 1928
G. Leodia Gray 1852
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†Leodia caroliniana Ravenel 1841
†Leodia sexiesperforata Clark 1914
G. Mellita Agassiz 1841
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†Mellita aclinensis Kier 1963
†Mellita longifissa Michelin 1858
†Mellita pacifica Verrill 1867
†Mellita quinquefora Lamarck 1816
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Invalid names: Mellita pentapora Gmelin 1788 [synonym]
†Mellita texana Conrad 1856
G. Mellitella Duncan 1889
Fm. †Monophorasteridae Lahille 1896
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G. †Iheringiella Berg 1898
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G. †Karlaster
G. †Monophoraster Lambert and Thiéry 1921
Fm. †Placatenellidae Mooi et al. 2018 [sand dollar]
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G. †Camachoaster Mooi et al. 2018
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†Camachoaster maquedensis Mooi et al. 2018
G. †Placatenella Mooi et al. 2018
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Fm. †Protoscutellidae Durham 1955
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G. †Mortonella Pomel 1883
G. †Periarchus Conrad 1866
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†Periarchus altus Conrad 1865
†Periarchus kewi Cooke 1942
†Periarchus lyelli Conrad 1834
†Periarchus pileussinensis Ravenel 1844
†Periarchus protuberans Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Periarchus rutriformis Paulson 1958
G. †Protoscutella Stefanini 1924
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†Protoscutella conradi Cotteau 1891
†Protoscutella mississippiensis Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Protoscutella plana Conrad 1865
Fm. Rotulidae Gray 1855
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G. Heliophora Agassiz 1840
Fm. †Scutasteridae Durham 1955
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G. Scutaster Pack 1909
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†Scutaster andersoni Pack 1909
†Scutaster vaquerosensis Loel and Corey 1932
Fm. Scutellidae Gray 1825
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G. †Parascutella Durham 1953
G. †Parmulechinus Lambert 1910
G. †Scutella Lamarck 1816
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†Scutella floridana Cooke 1942
†Scutella nipponica Nagao 1928
†Scutella tuomeyi Clark and Twitchell 1915
Fm. Taiwanasteridae Wang 1984
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G. Taiwanaster Wang 1984
G. †Scutulum Tournouer 1869
Invalid names: Scutellinidae Pomel 1888 [empty]
G. †Tournoueraster Lambert 1914
Invalid names: Plesiolampadidae Lambert 1905 [empty], Rotulina Durham 1955 [empty]
Diagnosis
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