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Nudicidaris elegans

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Polycidaridae

Taxonomy
Cidarites elegans was named by Muenster (1829).

It was recombined as Nudicidaris elegans by Hostettler and Menkveld-Gfeller (2015) and Hostettler et al. (2017).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Cidarites elegans Muenster
1868Cidaris mathei Desor and de Loriol
2015Nudicidaris elegans Hostettler and Menkveld-Gfeller p. 211 figs. Pl 6, figs 9a,b, 10a,b, 11
2017Nudicidaris elegans Hostettler et al. p. 414 figs. Pl 3, figs 5,6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassCidaroidea(Claus 1880)
orderCidaroida()
familyPolycidaridae
genusNudicidarisVadet 1988
specieselegans(Muenster 1829)

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.

Nudicidaris elegans Muenster 1829
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Invalid names: Cidaris mathei Desor and de Loriol 1868 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available