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Echinanthus

Echinoidea - Cassiduloida

Taxonomy
Echinanthus was named by Leske (1778) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 956].

It was assigned to Clypeasteridae by Clark and Twitchell (1915); to Cassiduloidea by Kier (1962); and to Cassiduloida by Kier (1966), Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
E. depressus, E. issyaviensis, E. minor, E. subrotundus, E. testudinarius

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Echinanthus Leske p. 121
1915Echinanthus Clark and Twitchell p. 67
1962Echinanthus Kier p. 226
1966Echinanthus Kier p. U523
2002Echinanthus 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
genusEchinanthus

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. †Echinanthus Leske 1778
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available