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Amphiope

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Astriclypeidae

Taxonomy
Amphiope was named by Agassiz (1840) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u T Mi-m Sepkoski's reference number: 679].

It was assigned to Astriclypeidae by Durham (1955) and Durham (1966); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Amphiope Agassiz pp. 6, 17
1955Amphiope Durham p. 175 figs. Figs. 16, d; 32, b)
1966Amphiope Durham p. U489
2002Amphiope Sepkoski

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

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. †Amphiope Agassiz 1840
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Diagnosis
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