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Cladaster

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Cladaster was named by Verrill (1899). It is extant.

It was assigned to Goniasteridae by Verrill (1899), Clark and Downey (1992).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Cladaster Verrill
1992Cladaster Clark and Downey p. 238

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyGoniasteridae
genusCladaster

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. Cladaster Verrill 1899
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Cladaster carrioni Medina and Del Valle 1983
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. M. Clark and M.E. Downey 1992A genus of Goniasteridae with form stellate, arms merging into disc; abactinal and marginal plates with large, spaced granules; no secondary abactinal plates; 2-3 adambulacral furrow spines; all adambulacral spines massive; furrow margin straight (without apophyses).