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Clypeopygus

Echinoidea - Nucleolitidae

Taxonomy
Clypeopygus is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Species
C. paultrei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Clypeopygus Kier p. 69
1966Clypeopygus Kier p. U503
2002Clypeopygus Sepkoski

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

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.

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†Clypeopygus paultrei Cotteau 1851
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available