Opinions from A. B. Smith 1991

  • 'Acriaster belongs to Archiaciidae'
  • 'Acriaster sergipensis belongs to Acriaster'
  • 'Archiacidae is corrected as Archiaciidae and belongs to Cassiduloida'
  • 'Calycina belongs to Stirodonta'
  • 'Cardiaster belongs to Holasteridae'
  • 'Cassiduloida belongs to Irregularia'
  • 'Catopygus aequalis is a subjective synonym of Colliclypeus nettoanus'
  • 'Cidaridae is corrected as Cidaroida and belongs to Cidaroidea'
  • 'Cidaridae belongs to Cidaroida'
  • 'Cidaris branneri is recombined as Phalacrocidaris branneri'
  • 'Cidaris malheiroi is recombined as Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris) malheiroi'
  • 'Cidarites miliaris is recombined as Orthopsis miliaris'
  • 'Cidarites variolare is recombined as Tetragramma variolare'
  • 'Cidaroidea was reranked as a order and belongs to Echinoidea'
  • 'Clypeidae belongs to Cassiduloida'
  • 'Codiopsis cotteaui belongs to Codiopsis' according to Coquand 1862
  • 'Codiopsis cotteaui is a subjective synonym of Micropedina olisiponensis'
  • 'Coenholectypus belongs to Holectypidae'
  • 'Colliclypeus belongs to Clypeidae'
  • 'Conoclypeus nettoanus is recombined as Colliclypeus nettoanus'
  • 'Cottaldia belongs to Phymosomatoida'
  • 'Cottaldia australis is a subjective synonym of Orthopsis miliaris'
  • 'Cottaldia rotula is a subjective synonym of Cottaldia benettiae'
  • 'Cyphosoma baylei is recombined as Phymosoma baylei'
  • 'Diadema granulare belongs to Diadema' according to Agassiz 1846
  • 'Diadema granulare is a subjective synonym of Orthopsis miliaris'
  • 'Diadema kleinii belongs to Diadema' according to Desmoulins 1837
  • 'Diadema kleinii is a subjective synonym of Orthopsis miliaris'
  • 'Diadema polystigma belongs to Diadema' according to Agassiz 1840
  • 'Diadema polystigma is a subjective synonym of Orthopsis miliaris'
  • 'Echinideae was reranked as the unranked clade Echinacea and belongs to Euechinoidea'
  • 'Echinobrissus cubensis is recombined as Petalobrissus cubensis'
  • 'Echinobrissus freitasii is recombined as Phyllobrissus freitasii'
  • 'Echinobrissus setifensis belongs to Echinobrissus' according to Coquand 1866
  • 'Echinobrissus setifensis is recombined as Petalobrissus setifensis'
  • 'Echinobrissus similis belongs to Echinobrissus' according to d'Orbigny 1856
  • 'Echinobrissus similis is recombined as Nucleopygus similis'
  • 'Echinolampadidae belongs to Cassiduloida'
  • 'Echinus benettiae is recombined as Cottaldia benettiae'
  • 'Echinus olisiponensis is recombined as Micropedina olisiponensis'
  • 'Euechinoidea belongs to Echinoidea'
  • 'Faujasidae is corrected as Faujasiidae and belongs to Cassiduloida'
  • 'Hemiaster belongs to Hemiasteridae'
  • 'Hemiaster africanus belongs to Hemiaster' according to Coquand 1862
  • 'Hemiaster africanus is recombined as Mecaster africanus'
  • 'Hemiaster batnensis is recombined as Mecaster batnensis'
  • 'Hemiaster cedroensis is a subjective synonym of Mecaster batnensis'
  • 'Hemiaster delgadoi belongs to Hemiaster' according to de Loriol 1888
  • 'Hemiaster delgadoi is a subjective synonym of Mecaster batnensis'
  • 'Hemiaster fourneli is recombined as Mecaster fourneli'
  • 'Hemiaster jacksoni is a subjective synonym of Mecaster batnensis'
  • 'Hemiaster proclivus belongs to Hemiaster' according to Cotteau et al. 1878
  • 'Hemiaster proclivus belongs to Hemiaster'
  • 'Hemiasteridae belongs to Spatangoida'
  • 'Hemicidarina was reranked as the order Hemicidaroida and belongs to Stirodonta'
  • 'Hemipedina charltoni belongs to Hemipedina' according to Cragin 1894
  • 'Hemipedina charltoni is a subjective synonym of Orthopsis miliaris'
  • 'Holaster batnensis belongs to Holaster' according to Peron and Gauthier 1879
  • 'Holaster batnensis is recombined as Cardiaster batnensis'
  • 'Holaster lerichei belongs to Holaster' according to Dartevelle 1953
  • 'Holaster lerichei is a subjective synonym of Pseudholaster tricarinatus'
  • 'Holaster tricarinatus belongs to Holaster' according to Lambert 1924
  • 'Holaster tricarinatus is recombined as Pseudholaster tricarinatus'
  • 'Holasteridae belongs to Holasteroida'
  • 'Holasteroida belongs to Irregularia'
  • 'Holectypidae belongs to Holectypoida'
  • 'Holectypoida belongs to Irregularia'
  • 'Holectypus adkinsi belongs to Holectypus' according to Smiser 1936
  • 'Holectypus adkinsi is a subjective synonym of Coenholectypus neocomiensis'
  • 'Holectypus engerrandi belongs to Holectypus' according to Lambert 1927
  • 'Holectypus engerrandi is a subjective synonym of Coenholectypus neocomiensis'
  • 'Holectypus neocomiensis belongs to Holectypus' according to Gras 1848
  • 'Holectypus neocomiensis is recombined as Coenholectypus neocomiensis'
  • 'Holectypus pennanus is a subjective synonym of Coenholectypus neocomiensis'
  • 'Holectypus planatus belongs to Holectypus' according to Roemer 1852
  • 'Holectypus planatus is a subjective synonym of Coenholectypus neocomiensis'
  • 'Irregularia was reranked as a unranked clade and belongs to Euechinoidea'
  • 'Leptosalenia belongs to Saleniidae'
  • 'Mecaster belongs to Hemiasteridae'
  • 'Micropedina belongs to Phymosomatoida'
  • 'Micropedina bipatellis belongs to Micropedina' according to Gregory 1906
  • 'Micropedina bipatellis is a subjective synonym of Micropedina olisiponensis'
  • 'Nucleolites wilderae belongs to Nucleolites' according to Ikins 1940
  • 'Nucleolites wilderae is a subjective synonym of Petalobrissus cubensis'
  • 'Nucleolitidae belongs to Cassiduloida'
  • 'Nucleopygus belongs to Nucleolitidae'
  • 'Orthopsinae was reranked as the family Orthopsidae and belongs to Echinacea'
  • 'Orthopsis belongs to Orthopsidae'
  • 'Orthopsis planulata is a subjective synonym of Orthopsis miliaris'
  • 'Parapygus belongs to Echinolampadidae'
  • 'Parapygus mossoroensis belongs to Parapygus' according to Maury 1925
  • 'Parapygus mossoroensis is a subjective synonym of Petalobrissus setifensis'
  • 'Petalobrissus belongs to Faujasiidae'
  • 'Petalobrissus burckhardti belongs to Petalobrissus' according to Lambert 1936
  • 'Petalobrissus burckhardti is a subjective synonym of Petalobrissus cubensis'
  • 'Phalacrocidaris belongs to Cidaridae'
  • 'Phyllobrissus belongs to Nucleolitidae'
  • 'Phyllobrissus brasiliensis belongs to Phyllobrissus' according to Beurlen 1964
  • 'Phyllobrissus brasiliensis is a subjective synonym of Petalobrissus cubensis'
  • 'Phymosoma belongs to Phymosomatidae'
  • 'Phymosoma binexilis belongs to Phymosoma'
  • 'Phymosoma braziliensis is a subjective synonym of Tetragramma deshayesi'
  • 'Phymosoma braziliensis belongs to Phymosoma' according to White 1887
  • 'Phymosomatidae belongs to Phymosomatoida'
  • 'Phymosomina was reranked as the suborder Phymosomatoida and belongs to Stirodonta'
  • 'Prionocidaris belongs to Cidaridae'
  • 'Pseudholaster belongs to Holasteridae'
  • 'Pseudholaster androaviensis belongs to Pseudholaster' according to Lambert 1933
  • 'Pseudholaster androaviensis is a subjective synonym of Pseudholaster tricarinatus'
  • 'Pseudodiadema deshayesi belongs to Pseudodiadema' according to Cotteau 1864
  • 'Pseudodiadema deshayesi is recombined as Tetragramma deshayesi'
  • 'Pseudodiadema grangeri is a subjective synonym of Orthopsis miliaris'
  • 'Pseudodiadematidae belongs to Hemicidaroida'
  • 'Rhabdocidaris brasiliensis is a subjective synonym of Phalacrocidaris branneri'
  • 'Rhabdocidaris capelloi belongs to Rhabdocidaris' according to de Loriol 1887
  • 'Rhabdocidaris capelloi is a subjective synonym of Phalacrocidaris branneri'
  • 'Salenia dombeensis is a subjective synonym of Leptosalenia sergipensis'
  • 'Salenia sergipensis is recombined as Leptosalenia sergipensis'
  • 'Salenia similis is a subjective synonym of Leptosalenia sergipensis'
  • 'Salenies is corrected as Saleniidae and belongs to Calycina'
  • 'Spatangoida belongs to Irregularia'
  • 'Stereocidaris was reranked as Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris) and belongs to Temnocidaris'
  • 'Stigmatopygus malheiroi is a subjective synonym of Phyllobrissus freitasii'
  • 'Stirodonta belongs to Echinacea'
  • 'Temnocidaris belongs to Cidaridae'
  • 'Tetragramma belongs to Pseudodiadematidae'