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Fandasteridae
Taxonomy
Fandasteridae was named by Blake and Elliott (2003). It is not extant. Its type is Fandasterias.
It was assigned to Asteroidea by Blake and Elliott (2003); and to Hadrosida by Blake (2018).
It was assigned to Asteroidea by Blake and Elliott (2003); and to Hadrosida by Blake (2018).
Subtaxa
Fandasterias (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Fandasteridae Blake and Elliott p. 486 |
| 2018 | Fandasteridae Blake p. 45 |
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Fm. †Fandasteridae Blake and Elliott 2003
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| D. B. Blake and D. R. Elliott 2003 | Primary circlet robust, enlarged relative to adjacent ossicles; interradials, radials nearly equisized, transversely elongate; "extraneous" or "x" ossicles not recognized. Carinals in double series, series discimilar; inferomarginals forming angular arm margin, adambulacrals inset, not part of arm margin. Axillaries absent; ambulacrals, adambulacrals paired. Podial pores absent in type. |