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Astropygaulus

Echinoidea - Cassiduloida

Taxonomy
Astropygaulus was named by Checchia-Rispoli (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno Sepkoski's reference number: 577].

It was assigned to Cassiduloidea by Kier (1962); and to Cassiduloida by Kier (1966) and Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Astropygaulus Checchia-Rispoli p. 82
1962Astropygaulus Kier p. 223
1966Astropygaulus Kier p. U522
2002Astropygaulus Sepkoski

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

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. †Astropygaulus Checchia-Rispoli 1945
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Diagnosis
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