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Hemiaster (Bolbaster) prunella

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae

Taxonomy
Spatangus prunella was named by Lamarck (1816). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Hemiaster (Bolbaster).

It was recombined as Hemiaster (Bolbaster) prunella by McNamara (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Spatangus prunella Lamarck p. 33
1987Hemiaster (Bolbaster) prunella McNamara p. 336

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
familyHemiasteridae
genusHemiaster
subgenusBolbaster()
speciesprunella(Lamarck 1816)

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.

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Diagnosis
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