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Ovulaster protodecimae

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Micrasteridae

Discussion

Inflated test from the gorge of Forada Creek near the village of Villa d Villa, Lentiai, Belluno, Venetian Prealps, NE Italy.

Taxonomy
Ovulaster protodecimae was named by Giusberti et al. (2005). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is MGPD 28877, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Ovulaster.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. reticulaws

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Ovulaster protodecimae Giusberti et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderMicrasterina
familyMicrasteridae()
genusOvulaster
speciesprotodecimae

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.

†Ovulaster protodecimae Giusberti et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available