Niponaster Lambert 1920

Echinoidea - Spatangoida

Cretaceous spatangiud "Nipponaster" in Sepkoski's Genus Compendium is a misspelling of Niponaster Lambert 1920, NOT Tertiary clypyasteroid Nipponaster Durham 1952

Alternative spelling: Nipponaster

Parent taxon: Spatangoida according to A. G. Fischer 1966

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Allotoxaster, Amoraster, Apoxypetalum, Archaeopneustes, Asterostomatina, Barnumia, Brissidina, Brissoides, Cagaster, Cestobrissus, Cottreaucorys, Echinocoridae, Enichaster, Gonzalezaster, Hemiasteridae, Hemiasterina, Homoeopetalus, Hypselaster, Kertaster, Leymeriaster, Micrasterina, Mundaster, Murraypneustes, Neoproraster, Nudobrissus, Orthaster, Palaeostomidae, Paleopneustina, Paraheteraster, Peraspatangus, Peroniaster, Pictaviechinus, Pliotoxaster, Pseudogibbaster, Pseudolinthia, Pseudowashitaster, Pusillaster, Royasendia, Somalechinus, Somaliasteridae, Spatagobrissus, Tessieria, Toxasteridae, Toxasterina, Wuarnia

Subtaxa: none

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Niponaster in the database

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