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Dictyopleurus douvillei Lambert, 1932

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Dictyopleurus douvillei Lambert, 1932
Name authority
Lambert, 1932
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Echinoidea
Family
Glyphocyphidae
Genus
Dictyopleurus
Extinction status
Recorded extinct

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumEchinodermata
  4. subphylumEchinozoa
  5. classEchinoidea Schumacher, 1817
  6. subclassEuechinoidea Bronn, 1860
  7. infraclassCarinacea Kroh & Smith, 2010
  8. subterclassEchinacea Claus, 1876
  9. infraorderTemnopleuridea Kroh & Smith, 2010
  10. familyGlyphocyphidae Duncan, 1889
  11. genusDictyopleurus Duncan & Sladen, 1882
  12. speciesDictyopleurus douvillei Lambert, 1932

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

Browse 8 records assigned to Glyphocyphidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Lambert, J. (1931). Etude sur les Echinides fossiles du Nord de l’Afrique. Mémoires de La Société Géologique de France, Nouvelle Serie (Mémoire No. 16), 7. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:35VFP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.