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Hemiaster (Bolbaster) callidus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae

Taxonomy
Hemiaster (Bolbaster) callidus was named by McNamara (1987). Its type specimen is NMV P100503, a test, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Port Campbell Limestone, which is in a Miocene carbonate limestone in the Port Campbell Limestone Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Hemiaster (Bolbaster) callidus McNamara p. 346 figs. pl. 47, figs. 4-8

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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()
speciescallidus

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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