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Delicaster

Asteroidea - Kermasida - Permasteridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Delicaster Blake and Elliott p. 481
2018Delicaster Blake p. 47
2019Delicaster Blake and Koniecki

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderKermasida
familyPermasteridaeBlake 2018
genusDelicaster

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.

G. †Delicaster Blake and Elliott 2003
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Delicaster enigmaticus Kesling 1967
Delicaster hotchkissi Blake and Koniecki 2019
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. B. Blake and D. R. Elliott 2003Primary circlet ossicles enlarged relative to granular dorsals; radials, interradials approximately equisized, trnasversely elongate; "extraneous" or "x" ossicles developed. Abactinal skeleton granular, enlarged series not developed. Marginals in single series, flattened, aligned parallel to arm length; adambulacrals inset, not forming part of arm margin.