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Hudsonaster

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Hudsonasteridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Hudsonaster Stürtz pp. 224-225
1912Protopalaeaster Hudson p. 21
1915Hudsonaster Schuchert pp. 53-57 figs. pl. 1-6
1916Belaster Spencer p. 73
1934Hudsonaster Withers and Keble p. 222
1962Protopalaeaster Kesling p. 936
1965Protopalaeaster Owen p. 567
1966Hudsonaster Spencer and Wright p. U50
1966Protopalaeaster Spencer and Wright p. U50
1999Hudsonaster Webster et al. p. 476
2002Hudsonaster Sepkoski
2002Protopalaeaster Sepkoski
2005Hudsonaster Dean Shackleton p. 101
2007Hudsonaster Herringshaw et al. p. 1215
2018Hudsonaster Blake p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderHadrosida
familyHudsonasteridae
genusHudsonaster

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. †Hudsonaster Stürtz 1899
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Hudsonaster australis Withers and Keble 1934
Hudsonaster carectum Herringshaw et al. 2007
Hudsonaster incomptus Meek 1872
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Invalid names: Palaeaster clarkei Miller 1878 [synonym], Palaeaster simplex Miller and Dyer 1878 [synonym]
Hudsonaster milleri Schuchert 1915
Hudsonaster narrawayi Hudson 1912
Hudsonaster ordovicus Spencer 1916
Hudsonaster rugosus Billings 1857
Invalid names: Belaster Spencer 1916 [synonym], Protopalaeaster Hudson 1912 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Dean Shackleton 2005Primary radials overlap primary interradials; mouth angle plate rectangular when viewed orally.