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Trichotaster

Asteroidea

Taxonomy
Trichotaster was named by Wright (1880). It is not extant. Its type is Trichotaster plumiformis.

It was assigned to Asteroidea by Wright (1880); and to Asteroidea by Spencer and Wright (1966).

Species
T. plumiformis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Trichotaster Wright p. 169
1966Trichotaster Spencer and Wright p. U103

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

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.

G. †Trichotaster Wright 1880
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†Trichotaster plumiformis Wright 1880
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available