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Lenita

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Fibulariidae

Taxonomy
Lenita was named by Desor (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m]. It is not extant.

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

Species
L. israelskyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Lenita Desor p. 142
1938Lenita Grant and Hertlein p. 49
1955Lenita Durham p. 137
2002Lenita 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()
infraorderLaganiformes
familyFibulariidae()
genusLenitaDesor 1847

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. †Lenita Desor 1847
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†Lenita israelskyi Grant and Hertlein 1938
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available