Galeropygidae Lambert, 1911a † 
AphiaID: 510718

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Euechinoidea (Subclass) > Irregularia (Infraclass)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Irregularia
Synonymised taxa		Galeropygoida † (paraphyletic)
Sources		basis of record: Kroh, A. & Smith, A.B. (2010): The phylogeny and classification of post-Palaeozoic echinoids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 8/2: 147-212., available online at http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1477-2019&volume=8&issue=2&spage=147 page(s): 171 [details] from synonym: Mintz, L. W. 1968. Echinoids of the Mesozoic families Collyritidae d'Orbigny, 1853 and Disasteridae Gras, 1848. Journal of Paleontology 42, 1272-1288. page(s): 1287 [details] [view taxon]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Galeropygus Cotteau, 1856 † Genus Antropygus Ebray, 1858 † accepted as Centropygus Ebray, 1858 † accepted as Galeropygus Cotteau, 1856 † Genus Centropygus Ebray, 1858 † accepted as Galeropygus Cotteau, 1856 †
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		fossil only
Distribution
Attribute		Functional group: benthos (inherited from Echinodermata)   » Stage: adult Functional group: plankton (inherited from Echinodermata)   » Stage: larva
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:510718
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2010-08-31 07:25:31Z   created   Kroh, Andreas
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		Citation: Kroh, A. (2013). Galeropygidae. In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database. Accessed through: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database at http://www.marinespecies.org/echinoidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=510718 on 2013-05-21