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Oreaster squamosus

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Oreasteridae

Taxonomy
Oreaster squamosus was named by Forbes (1848). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Oreaster squamosus Forbes p. 468

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyOreasteridae
genusOreaster
speciessquamosus

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.

Oreaster squamosus Forbes 1848
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Diagnosis
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