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Davidaster rubiginosa

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Comatulidae

Taxonomy
Actinometra rubiginosa was named by Pourtales (1869). It is extant. It is the type species of Davidaster.

It was recombined as Davidaster rubiginosa by Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Actinometra rubiginosa Pourtales p. 356
2011Davidaster rubiginosa Hess and Messing p. 91

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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
familyComatulidae(d'Orbigny 1852)
subfamilyComatellinae
genusDavidasterHoggett and Rowe 1988
speciesrubiginosa(Pourtales 1869)

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.

Davidaster rubiginosa Pourtales 1869
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Diagnosis
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