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Caribbaster

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Taxonomy
Caribbaster was named by Kier (1984) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 343].

It was assigned to Schizasteridae by Kier (1984), Donovan and Rowe (2000); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. loveni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Caribbaster Kier p. 67
2000Caribbaster Donovan and Rowe p. 658
2002Caribbaster Sepkoski

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

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. †Caribbaster Kier 1984
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†Caribbaster loveni Cotteau 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available