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Hallasteridae (disused)

Ophiuroidea - Hallasteridae

Taxonomy
Hallasteridae was named by Spencer (1925). Its type is Hallaster.

It was synonymized subjectively with Lapworthuridae by Owen (1965).

It was assigned to Ophiuroidea by Spencer (1925); and to Zeugophiuricae by Lehmann (1957).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Hallasteridae Spencer p. 289
1957Hallasteridae Lehmann p. 53

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
familyHallasteridae
familyHallasteridae

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. †Hallasteridae Spencer 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available