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Asterometra

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Asterometridae

Taxonomy
Asterometra was named by Clark (1907). It is extant. It is the type genus of Asterometridae.

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

Species
A. macropoda

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Asterometra Clark p. 358
2011Asterometra 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
genusAsterometraClark 1907

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.

G. Asterometra Clark 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available