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Eoscutella

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Eoscutellidae

Taxonomy
Eoscutella was named by Grant and Hertlein (1938) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u]. It is the type genus of Eoscutellidae.

It was assigned to Scutellidae by Grant and Hertlein (1938); to Eoscutellidae by Durham (1955) and Durham (1966); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Eoscutella Grant and Hertlein p. 54
1955Eoscutella Durham p. 156 figs. Figs. 3, f; 16, /; 18, f)
1966Eoscutella Durham p. U478
2002Eoscutella 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
familyEoscutellidae
genusEoscutella

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. †Eoscutella Grant and Hertlein 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available