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Cheiropteraster giganteus

Ophiuroidea - Encrinasteridae

Taxonomy
Cheiropteraster giganteus was named by Stürtz (1890). It is the type species of Cheiropteraster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Cheiropteraster giganteus Stürtz p. 228 figs. pl. 29 fig. 33, pl. 30 fig. 32
1915Cheiropteraster giganteus Schuchert p. 202
1933Cheiropteraster giganteus Klinghardt p. 955 figs. pl. 51 fig. 3
1934Cheiropteraster giganteus Spencer p. 446 figs. text-figs. 283a, 284, 286-289, pl. 29 fig. 4
1957Cheiropteraster giganteus Lehmann pp. 35-38 figs. text-figs. 9, 10, pl. 7 figs. 1, 2
1965Cheiropteraster giganteus Owen p. 554

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
familyEncrinasteridae
genusCheiropteraster
speciesgiganteus

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.

†Cheiropteraster giganteus Stürtz 1890
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Diagnosis
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