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Pseudopygurus

Echinoidea - Clypeidae

Taxonomy
Pseudopygurus is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Species
P. letteroni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Pseudopygurus Kier p. 54
1966Pseudopygurus Kier p. U499
2002Pseudopygurus Sepkoski

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

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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†Pseudopygurus letteroni Lambert 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available