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Porpitella

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Fibulariidae

Taxonomy
Porpitella was named by Pomel (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than T Eo-m Sepkoski's reference number: 956,1066].

It was assigned to Echinocyamidae by Cooke (1942); to Fibulariidae by Durham (1955) and Durham (1966); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. micra

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Porpitella Pomel p. 72
1942Porpitella Cooke p. 30
1955Porpitella Durham p. 136
1966Porpitella Durham p. U471
2002Porpitella 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()
genusPorpitellaPomel 1883

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. †Porpitella Pomel 1883
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†Porpitella micra Clark 1937
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available