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Asterias planci

Asteroidea - Asteriidae

Taxonomy
Asterias planci was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Acanthaster planci by Gervais (1841) and Gale (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Asterias planci Linnaeus
1841Acanthaster planci Gervais
2011Acanthaster planci Gale p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
Tripedicellaria
Forcipulatida()
familyAsteriidae
subfamilyAsteriinae
genusAsterias
speciesplanci

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.

Asterias planci Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
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