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Metopaster tennesseensis

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
M. alexiae, M. andreae, M. angulatus, M. bezanconi, M. bignoti, M. bromleyi, M. calcar (syn. M. cristagalli), M. carinatus (syn. Ravniaster planus), M. chilipora, M. continuus, M. dividuus, M. downendensis, M. duvergieri, M. elegans, M. elevatus, M. elongatus, M. hunteri (syn. Goniaster (Goniodiscus) sublunatus), M. hypertelicus, M. icenicus, M. kagstrupensis, M. laevis, M. lisanae, M. loirensis, M. maculatus, M. medius, M. meudonensis (syn. Pentetagonaster costata), M. miloni, M. montainvillensis, M. parkinsoni (syn. Goniaster (Goniodiscus) rectilineus, M. zonatus, Goniaster (Goniodiscus) mantelli, Goniaster (Goniodiscus) bowerbankii), M. polyplacus, M. poulsenii (syn. M. stevensensis, Ravniaster simplex, Ravniaster virgineus), M. praetumidus, M. rugissimus, M. schulzi, M. spencerii, M. stratifera, M. tamarae, M. teilhardi, M. tenneseensis, M. tercensis, M. thoracifer (syn. Stellaster plauensis, M. cornutus), M. trichilae, M. tumidus (syn. M. virgeneus), M. uncatus (syn. M. quadratus, M. cingulatus, Goniaster (Goniodiscus) rugatus), Ravniaster granulatus

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyGoniasteridae
genusMetopaster
speciestennesseensis

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.

Diagnosis
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