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Brisaster latifrons

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Taxonomy
Schizaster latifrons was named by Agassiz (1898).

It was recombined as Brisaster latifrons by Grant and Hertlein (1938), Lindley (2001).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. maximums, B. owstoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Schizaster latifrons Agassiz
1938Brisaster latifrons Grant and Hertlein p. 122
2001Brisaster latifrons Lindley p. 135

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderPaleopneustina
familySchizasteridae()
genusBrisasterGray 1855
specieslatifrons(Agassiz 1898)

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.

†Brisaster latifrons Agassiz 1898
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available