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Mellitella

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Mellitidae

Taxonomy
Mellitella was named by Duncan (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Mellitella Duncan p. 162
1955Mellitella Durham p. 173 figs. Figs. 17, e and /; 27, /; pi. 1, fig. 3
1966Mellitella Durham p. U485
2002Mellitella 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
familyMellitidae
genusMellitella

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. Mellitella Duncan 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available