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Nucleopygus magnus

Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae

Taxonomy
Nucleopygus magnus was named by Smith (1995). Its type specimen is BMNH EE4339 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. coravium, N. parallelus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Nucleopygus magnus Smith p. 216 figs. Pl 28, figs 1-7; text-figs 71,72

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

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.

†Nucleopygus magnus Smith 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available