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Protasteridae

Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Protasteridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Protasteridae Miller p. 216
1899Taeniasteridae Gregory
1899Palaeophiomyxidae Stürtz p. 202
1915Protasteridae Schuchert pp. 215-216
1934Protasteridae Spencer pp. 448-456
1957Protasteridae Lehmann pp. 42-43
1965Protasteridae Owen p. 549
1966Protasteridae Spencer and Wright p. U87
1983Protasteridae Haude and Thomas p. 124
1986Protasteridae Hammann and Schmincke p. 56
1993Protasteridae Hotchkiss p. 64
1999Protasteridae Jell and Theron p. 174
2001Protasteridae Boczarowski p. 21
2005Protasteridae Dean Shackleton p. 84
2007Protasteridae Hunter et al. p. 80
2016Protasteridae Blake et al. p. 176

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
orderOegophiurida
suborderLysophiurina()
familyProtasteridae
familyProtasteridae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Protasteridae Miller 1889
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G. †Astutuaster Boczarowski 2001
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†Astutuaster athleta Boczarowski 2001
G. †Budenbachia Stürtz 1886
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†Budenbachia beneckei Stürtz 1886
G. †Chattaster Hahn and Brauckmann 1981
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†Chattaster loculus Boczarowski 2001
G. †Drepanaster Whidborne 1898
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†Drepanaster grayae Spencer 1934
†Drepanaster scabrosus Whidborne 1896
†Drepanaster schohariae Ruedemann 1912
G. †Eugasterella Schuchert 1914
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†Eugasterella africana Jell and Theron 1999
†Eugasterella concinna Ringueberg 1886
†Eugasterella logani Hall 1868
†Eugasterella thorni Kesling 1969
Invalid names: Eugaster Hall 1868 [replaced]
G. †Furcaster Stürtz 1886
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†Furcaster aequoreus Boczarowski 2001
†Furcaster cataphractus Boczarowski 2001
†Furcaster decheni Stürtz 1886
†Furcaster leptosoma Salter 1857
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Invalid names: Squamaster echinatus Ringueberg 1886 [synonym], Sympterura minveri Bather 1905 [synonym]
†Furcaster palaeozoicus Stürtz 1886
†Furcaster trepidans Spencer 1925
†Furcaster zitteli Stürtz 1886
Invalid names: Eoluidia Stürtz 1886 [synonym], Eophiurites Stürtz 1899 [synonym], Palaespondylus Stürtz 1899 [synonym], Palastropecten Stürtz 1886 [synonym], Rhodostoma Sollas and Sollas 1912 [synonym], Squamaster Ringueberg 1886 [synonym], Sympterura Bather 1905 [synonym]
G. †Gamiroaster Reid et al. 2019
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†Gamiroaster tempestatis Reid et al. 2019
G. †Gregoriura Chapman 1907
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†Gregoriura spryi Chapman 1907
G. †Hypophiura Jaekel 1923
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†Hypophiura grayae Dean Shackleton 2005
G. †Mastigophiura Lehmann 1957
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†Mastigophiura grandis Lehmann 1957
G. †Palaeophiura Stürtz 1890
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†Palaeophiura simplex Stürtz 1890
G. †Protaster Forbes 1849
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†Protaster bicatenulata Ruedemann 1916
†Protaster groomi Spencer and Groom 1934
†Protaster piltonensis Spencer 1934
†Protaster salteri Salter and Sowerby 1845
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Invalid names: Protaster groomi Sollas and Sollas 1912 [synonym]
†Protaster sedgwickii Forbes 1849
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Invalid names: Protaster biforis Gregory 1897 [synonym]
†Protaster stellifer Ringueberg 1886
†Protaster ubaghsi Haude and Thomas 1983
Invalid names: Bohemura Jaekel 1903 [synonym], Urosoma Spencer 1930 [synonym]
Subfm. †Protasterinae Miller 1889
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G. †Teleosaster Hunter and McNamara 2017
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†Teleosaster creasyi Hunter and McNamara 2017
G. †Strataster Kesling and Le Vasseur 1971
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†Strataster devonicus Kesling 1972
†Strataster maciverorum Hotchkiss 1993
†Strataster ohioensis Kesling and Le Vasseur 1971
†Strataster stuckenbergi Rilett 1971
†Strataster wrighti Kesling 1970
G. †Taeniaster Billings 1858
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†Taeniaster armoricanus Hunter et al. 2007
†Taeniaster elegans Miller 1882
†Taeniaster ibericus Hammann and Schmincke 1986
†Taeniaster spinosus Billings 1857
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Invalid names: Protaster whiteavesianus Parks 1908 [synonym], Protasterina fimbriata Ulrich 1878 [synonym]
Invalid names: Alepidaster Meek 1872 [synonym], Palaeophiomyxa Stürtz 1899 [synonym], Protasterina Ulrich 1878 [synonym]
G. †Weigeltura Boczarowski 2001
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†Weigeltura austera Boczarowski 2001
†Weigeltura beckeri Boczarowski 2001
Invalid names: Palaeophiomyxidae Stürtz 1899 [synonym], Taeniasteridae Gregory 1899 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Dean Shackleton 2005Ambulacral ossicles alternating by up to half an ossicle length; perradial suture straight; adambulacral groove spines broaden towards the tip (i.e. paddle-shaped); longitudinal ridge for groove spines raised and curved; adambulacral vertical spines of greater length than adambulacrals.