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Arthrasteridae (disused)

Asteroidea - Arthrasteridae

Taxonomy
Arthrasteridae was named by Spencer (1918). Its type is Arthraster.

It was assigned to Asteroidea by Spencer (1918); and to Urasterina by Owen (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Arthrasteridae Spencer pp. 162-163
1965Arthrasteridae Owen p. 566

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
familyArthrasteridae
familyArthrasteridae

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. †Arthrasteridae Spencer 1918
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Diagnosis
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