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Hemiaster arcticus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae

Taxonomy
Hemiaster arcticus was named by Shmidt (1976). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Olen'i Roga tract, Tanama River, which is in a Santonian marine phosphorite in the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Hemiaster arcticus Shmidt p. 155 figs. Pl 1, fig 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
familyHemiasteridae
genusHemiaster
speciesarcticus

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.

Hemiaster arcticus Shmidt 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available