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Hemiaster elegans

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Hemiaster elegans Shumard
1915Hemiaster elegans Clark and Twitchell p. 88

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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
specieselegansShumard 1853

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Hemiaster elegans Shumard 1853
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