Protaeropsis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hemiasterina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Echinoidea Subclassis: Euechinoidea Superordo: Atelostomata Ordo: Spatangoida Subordo: Hemiasterina

Familia: Aeropsidae
Genus: †Protaeropsis

Species: †P. larumbensis

Name

†Protaeropsis Doweld, Zootaxa 4139(3): 421. 2016.

Type species: Protaeropsis larumbensis (C.H.Jeffery) Doweld

Synonyms

• Homotypic
• Sphenaster C.H.Jeffery, Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. (Geol.) 55: 131. 1999, nom. illeg. non Sphenaster Wilcoxon, 1970 (Protista: Haptomonada)

Primary references

• Doweld, A.B. 2016. Protaeropsis, a new replacement generic name for fossil Sphenaster Jeffery, 1999 (Echinoidea: Spatangida) nec Wilcoxon, 1970 (Protista: Haptomonada). Zootaxa 4139(3): 421–423. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4139.3.6 Reference page.