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Proescutella

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida

Taxonomy
Proescutella was named by Pomel (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Proescutella Pomel p. 70
1955Proescutella Durham p. 182 figs. Fig. 28, e
1966Proescutella Durham p. U491
2002Proescutella Sepkoski

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

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. †Proescutella Pomel 1883
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Diagnosis
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