Eupatagus attenuatus Arnold & H. L. Clark, 1927
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
- Eupatagus attenuatus Arnold & H. L. Clark, 1927
- Name authority
- Arnold & H. L. Clark, 1927
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Echinoidea
- Order
- Spatangoida
- Family
- Eupatagidae
- Genus
- Eupatagus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumEchinodermata
- subphylumEchinozoa
- classEchinoidea Schumacher, 1817
- subclassEuechinoidea Bronn, 1860
- infraclassIrregularia Latreille, 1825
- subterclassAtelostomata von Zittel, 1879
- orderSpatangoida L. Agassiz, 1840
- suborderBrissidina Stockley, Smith, Littlewood, Lessios & MacKenzie-Dodds, 2005
- superfamilySpatangoidea Gray, 1825
- familyEupatagidae Lambert, 1905
- genusEupatagus L. Agassiz in Agassiz & Desor, 1847
- speciesEupatagus attenuatus Arnold & H. L. Clark, 1927
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eupatagus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eupatagus (Brissopatagus) georgianus Cooke, 1942 | EupatagidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Eupatagus (Brissopatagus) primus Cooke, 1942 | EupatagidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Eupatagus (Eupatagus) rajasthanensis Srivastava & Singh, 2008 | EupatagidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Eupatagus (Gymnopatagus) venturillae Sánchez Roig, 1951 | EupatagidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Eupatagus (Gymnopatagus) zanoletti Sánchez Roig, 1951 | EupatagidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) curvus Cooke, 1942 | EupatagidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) gardnerae Cooke, 1942 | EupatagidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) ocalanus Cooke, 1942 | EupatagidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) santanae Sánchez Roig, 1951 | EupatagidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Eupatagus (Spatangomorpha) pinarensis Sánchez Roig, 1953 | EupatagidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Eupatagus alatus Arnold & H. L. Clark, 1927 | EupatagidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Eupatagus batequensis Squires & Demetrion, 1992 | EupatagidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
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.
- Arnold, B. W., & Clark, H. L. (1927). Jamaican fossil echini. With descriptions of new species of Cainozoic Echinoidea by Herbert L. Hawkins. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 50: 1–84. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.49343 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:3CJ92. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.