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Encrinaster pontis

Ophiuroidea - Encrinasteridae

Taxonomy
Aspidosoma pontis was named by Clarke (1913).

It was recombined as Encrinaster pontis by Schuchert (1915), Jell and Theron (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Aspidosoma pontis Clarke figs. pl. 35 figs. 1-4
1915Encrinaster pontis Schuchert pp. 244-245
1999Encrinaster pontis Jell and Theron p. 163

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
familyEncrinasteridae
genusEncrinaster
speciespontis()

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.

†Encrinaster pontis Clarke 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available