Marine Species Traits - Macropneustidae Lambert, 1905

Traits taxon details

Macropneustidae Lambert, 1905

AphiaID

510780 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:510780)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Spatangoidea Gray, 1825

Direct children (7)

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Genus Arcaechinus Kier, 1957 †
Genus Argopatagus A. Agassiz, 1879
Genus Hypsopatagus Pomel, 1883 †
Genus Macropneustes L. Agassiz in Agassiz & Desor, 1847 †
Genus Phrissocystis A. Agassiz, 1898
Genus Lajanaster Lambert & Sánchez Roig in Sánchez Roig, 1926 † accepted as Trachypatagus Pomel, 1869 † (subjective junior synonym)
Genus Crucibrissus Lambert, 1920 † (uncertain > nomen dubium, incompletely known, placement uncertain)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). World Echinoidea Database. Macropneustidae Lambert, 1905. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=510780 on 2025-09-15

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Macropneustidae Lambert, 1905. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=510780 on 2025-09-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-08-31 07:25:31Z

created

Kroh, Andreas

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Sources (2)

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): 173 [details]

identification resource Smith, A.B. 2013. Key to genera of Macropneustidae. In: Smith, A.B. & Kroh, A. (editors) The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication., available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/echinoid-directory/taxa/key.jsp?id=292 [details]