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Phragmactinidae
Taxonomy
Phragmactidae was named by Spencer (1951). It is not extant. Its type is Phragmactis.
It was corrected as Phragmactinidae by Spencer and Wright (1966) and Blake (2014).
It was assigned to Eophiuricae by Spencer (1951) and Owen (1965); to Proturina by Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Asterozoa by Blake (2014).
It was corrected as Phragmactinidae by Spencer and Wright (1966) and Blake (2014).
It was assigned to Eophiuricae by Spencer (1951) and Owen (1965); to Proturina by Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Asterozoa by Blake (2014).
Subtaxa
Phragmactis (type genus), Swataria
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1951 | Phragmactidae Spencer p. 111 |
| 1965 | Phragmactidae Owen p. 547 |
| 1966 | Phragmactinidae Spencer and Wright p. U81 |
| 2014 | Phragmactinidae Blake p. 1164 |
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Fm. †Phragmactinidae Spencer 1951
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| W. K. Spencer 1951 | Outer lateralia narrow, spines in single row at right angles to arm axis |