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Asterometridae

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Asterometridae

Taxonomy
Asterometridae was named by Gislen (1924). It is extant. Its type is Asterometra.

It was assigned to Tropiometroidea by Hess and Messing (2011).

Subtaxa
Asterometra (type genus), Pterometra, Sinometra

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Asterometridae Gislen p. 231
2011Asterometridae Hess and Messing p. 110

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
—Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
—Eucladida
subclassArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
superfamilyTropiometroidea(Clark 1908)
familyAsterometridaeGislen 1924
familyAsterometridaeGislen 1924

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.

Fm. Asterometridae Gislen 1924
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G. Asterometra Clark 1907
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G. Pterometra Clark 1909
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G. Sinometra Yulin 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available