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Prenaster synapticus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Taxonomy
Prenaster synapticus was named by Henderson (1975). Its type specimen is EC.456, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. boninensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Prenaster synapticus Henderson p. 20 figs. pl. 2, figs. 7, 9-12; text-fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderPaleopneustina
familySchizasteridae()
genusPrenasterDesor 1853
speciessynapticus

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.

†Prenaster synapticus Henderson 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available