Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Dendrasteridae
Alternative combinations: Echinarachinus gibbsii, Echinarachnius gibbsi, Scutella gibbsii
Belongs to Dendraster according to J. W. Durham 1955
See also Clark and Twitchell 1915, Gabb 1866, Grant and Hertlein 1938, Kew 1920, Merriam 1899 and Pack 1909
Sister taxa: Dendraster arnoldi, Dendraster ashleyi, Dendraster casseli, Dendraster cedrosensis, Dendraster coalingaensis, Dendraster diegoensis, Dendraster elsmerensis, Dendraster excentricus, Dendraster hesperis, Dendraster jacalitosensis, Dendraster pacificus, Dendraster pentagonalis, Dendraster sullivani, Dendraster venturaensis, Dendraster vizcainoensis
Subtaxa: Dendraster gibbsii humilis
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (1: California collection)
• Pliocene of Mexico (2), United States (14: California)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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