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Pentetagonaster fleuriausa

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Pentetagonaster fleuriausa was named by d'Orbigny (1850). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Syntypes MNHN B11496.

It was considered a nomen oblitum by Breton (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Pentetagonaster fleuriausa d'Orbigny p. 381
1866Pentetagonaster fleuriausa Beltrémieux p. 16
1902Pentetagonaster fleuriausa Fritel p. 79
1935Pentetagonaster fleuriausa Cottreau p. 71 figs. pl. 49, fig. 4-5

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

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.

Pentetagonaster fleuriausa d'Orbigny 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available