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Faujasia chelonium

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Faujasiidae

Taxonomy
Faujasia chelonium was named by Cooke (1953). Its type specimen is USNM 108377 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 10854, Indio Ranch, which is in a Maastrichtian estuary/bay siltstone in the Escondido Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Domechinus chelonium by Kier (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Faujasia chelonium Cooke p. 14 figs. Pl 4, figs 11-14
1962Domechinus chelonium Kier p. 142

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
familyFaujasiidae()
genusFaujasia
specieschelonium

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.

†Faujasia chelonium Cooke 1953
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Diagnosis
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