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Pygomalus ovalis

Echinoidea - Collyritidae

Taxonomy
Spatangites ovalis was named by Leske (1778).

It was recombined as Pygomalus ovalis by Jesionek-Szymanska (1963) and Poretskaya (1971).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Spatangites ovalis Leske
1851Dysaster robinaldinus Cotteau
1963Pygomalus ovalis Jesionek-Szymanska p. 364 figs. Pl 5, figs 1a-d; text-plate 8, figs 1-12; text-plate 10, figs 3,4
1971Pygomalus ovalis Poretskaya p. 7 figs. Pl 1, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
familyCollyritidae
genusPygomalus
speciesovalis(Leske 1778)

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.

†Pygomalus ovalis Leske 1778
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Invalid names: Dysaster robinaldinus Cotteau 1851 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available