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Chariaster elegans

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Ophidiasteridae

Taxonomy
Chariaster elegans was named by de Loriol (1909). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Geological Museum, Cairo, n°788.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Chariaster elegans de Loriol p. 181 figs. pl. 11, fig. 3
1914Chariaster elegans Fourtau pp. 101-102
1966Chariaster elegans Spencer and Wright p. U64 figs. fig. 58.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyOphidiasteridae
genusChariaster
specieselegans

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.

†Chariaster elegans de Loriol 1909
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Diagnosis
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