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Prenaster

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Taxonomy
Prenaster was named by Desor (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 956,1242].

It was assigned to Schizasteridae by Fischer (1966), Henderson (1975), Kier (1984); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Sister genera
Saviniaster

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Prenaster Desor p. 279
1883Protenaster Pomel p. 36
1949Prenaster sanchezi Lambert
1949Prenaster clarcki Sanchez Roig
1949Prenaster elongatus Sanchez Roig
1966Prenaster Fischer p. U576
1966Prenaster (Protenaster) Fischer p. U576
1975Prenaster Henderson p. 19
1984Prenaster Kier p. 77
2002Prenaster Sepkoski
2002Protenaster 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()
genusPrenasterDesor 1853

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. †Prenaster Desor 1853
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Subg. Prenaster (Prenaster) Fischer 1966
Prenaster parvus Palmer 1949
Prenaster synapticus Henderson 1975
G. †Saviniaster Lambert 1911
Invalid names: Prenaster clarki Sanchez Roig 1949 [nomen dubium], Prenaster elongatus Sanchez Roig 1949 [nomen dubium], Prenaster sanchezi Lambert 1949 [nomen dubium], Protenaster Pomel 1883 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available