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Silicaster esseri

Asteroidea

Taxonomy
Silicaster esseri was named by Kesling (1969). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype UMMP 57371. It is the type species of Silicaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Silicaster esseri Kesling pp. 255-258 figs. figs. 1, 2; pl. 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
genusSilicaster
speciesesseri

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.

Silicaster esseri Kesling 1969
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Diagnosis
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