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Tropidasteridae

Asteroidea - Tropidasteridae

Taxonomy
Tropidasteridae was named by Wright (1880). It is not extant. Its type is Tropidaster.

It was assigned to Eugnathina by Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Velatida by Blake (1987) and Blake (1989).

Subtaxa
Plumaster, Tropidaster (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Tropidasteridae Wright
1966Tropidasteridae Spencer and Wright p. U67
1987Tropidasteridae Blake
1989Tropidasteridae Blake p. 213

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
—Spinulosida()
—Chevronida
—Velatida()
familyTropidasteridae
familyTropidasteridae

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. †Tropidasteridae Wright 1880
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G. †Plumaster Wright 1863
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†Plumaster ophiuroides Wright 1863
G. †Tropidaster Forbes 1850
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†Tropidaster pectinatus Forbes 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available