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Wythella

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Neolaganidae

Taxonomy
Wythella was named by Durham (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u T Eo-u]. Its type is Laganum eldridgei.

It was assigned to Neolaganidae by Durham (1954), Durham (1955) and Durham (1966); to Laganina by Donovan (1993); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
W. eldridgei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Wythella Durham p. 682
1955Wythella Durham pp. 148 - 149 figs. Fig. 27, d
1966Wythella Durham p. U475
1993Wythella Donovan p. 390
2002Wythella 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
suborderLaganina
familyNeolaganidae
genusWythella

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. †Wythella Durham 1954
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†Wythella eldridgei Clark and Twitchell 1915
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available