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Pleiadeaster inceptus

Asteroidea - Hadrosida

Taxonomy
Pleiadeaster inceptus was named by Webster et al. (1999). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype DMNH 16099.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Pleiadeaster inceptus Webster et al. pp. 478-480 figs. 8.5, 8.6, 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderHadrosida
genusPleiadeaster
speciesinceptus

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.

Pleiadeaster inceptus Webster et al. 1999
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. D. Webster et al. 1999As for the genus, by monotypy