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Rumphia

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Laganidae

Taxonomy
Rumphia was named by Desor (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 577]. It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Rumphia Desor p. 229
1942Rumphia Cooke p. 26
1955Rumphia Durham pp. 142 - 143
1966Rumphia Durham p. U475
2002Rumphia 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
familyLaganidae()
genusRumphia

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. Rumphia Desor 1858
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Diagnosis
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