Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Clypeastrina (disused)

Echinoidea - Exocycloida

Taxonomy
Clypeastrina is a suborder. It is extant.

It was assigned to Gnathostomata by Clark and Twitchell (1915); and to Exocycloida by Kew (1920) and Grant and Hertlein (1938).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Clypeastrina Clark and Twitchell p. 119
1920Clypeastrina Kew p. 58
1938Clypeastrina Grant and Hertlein p. 41

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
orderExocycloidaJackson
suborderClypeastrina
suborderClypeastrina

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.

show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available