Echinoidea name details
original description
Austin, T. & Austin, T. (1842). Proposed arrangement of the Echinodermata, particularly as regards the Crinoidea and a subdivision of the Class Adelostella (Echinidæ). <em>The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology.</em> 10, 106-113., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324065 page(s): 111 [details]
From editor or global species database
Status Durham & Melville (1957: 267) treated Adelostellata as objective junior synonym of Echinoidea, but Austin & Austin included both echinoids, as well as forms such as cystoids and blastoids in this group, making it polyphyletic. [details]
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