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Dendraster
Taxonomy
Dendraster was named by Agassiz and Desor (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio-l R]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Fibulariidae by Clark and Twitchell (1915); to Scutellidae by Kew (1920); to Scutellidae by Grant and Hertlein (1938); to Dendrasteridae by Durham (1955), Durham (1966), Wagner (1974); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Fibulariidae by Clark and Twitchell (1915); to Scutellidae by Kew (1920); to Scutellidae by Grant and Hertlein (1938); to Dendrasteridae by Durham (1955), Durham (1966), Wagner (1974); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1847 | Dendraster Agassiz and Desor p. 135 |
| 1915 | Dendraster Clark and Twitchell p. 190 |
| 1920 | Dendraster Kew p. 113 |
| 1938 | Dendraster Grant and Hertlein p. 78 |
| 1955 | Dendraster Durham p. 158 figs. Figs. 1, d; 4, c; 5, 6; 11; 20; 21, a-d; 26, j; 33 |
| 1966 | Dendraster Durham p. U480 |
| 1974 | Dendraster Wagner p. 120 |
| 2002 | Dendraster Sepkoski |
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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. Dendraster Agassiz and Desor 1847
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†Dendraster arnoldi Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Dendraster ashleyi Arnold 1907
†Dendraster ashleyi ynezensis Kew 1920
†Dendraster casseli Grant and Hertlein 1938
†Dendraster cedrosensis Israelsky 1923
†Dendraster coalingaensis Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Dendraster diegoensis Kew 1920
†Dendraster diegoensis diegoensis Kew 1920
†Dendraster elsmerensis Durham 1949
†Dendraster excentricus Eschscholz 1826
†Dendraster excentrius elongatus Clark 1935
†Dendraster gibbsii Rémond 1863
†Dendraster gibbsii humilis Kew 1920
†Dendraster hesperis Kew 1920
†Dendraster hesperis gibbosus Kew 1920
†Dendraster jacalitosensis Kew 1920
†Dendraster pacificus Kew 1920
†Dendraster pentagonalis Israelsky 1923
†Dendraster sullivani Durham and Morgan 1978
†Dendraster venturaensis Kew 1920
†Dendraster vizcainoensis Grant and Hertlein 1938
†Dendraster vizcainoensis similaris Grant and Hertlein 1938
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available