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Astropectininae
Taxonomy
Astropectininae was named by Gray (1840). It is extant. Its type is Astropecten.
It was assigned to Astropectinidae by Sladen (1889) and Spencer and Wright (1966).
It was assigned to Astropectinidae by Sladen (1889) and Spencer and Wright (1966).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1840 | Astropectininae Gray p. 180 |
| 1889 | Astropectininae Sladen p. 175 |
| 1966 | Astropectininae Spencer and Wright p. U45 |
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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.
Subfm. Astropectininae Gray 1840
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G. †Lophidiaster Spencer 1913
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†Lophidiaster concavus Rasmussen 1972
†Lophidiaster haunsbergensis Rasmussen 1972
†Lophidiaster hawkinsi Mercier 1935
†Lophidiaster inversus Rasmussen 1972
†Lophidiaster ornatus Spencer 1913
†Lophidiaster postornatus Rasmussen 1945
†Lophidiaster punctatus Brünnich-Nielsen 1943
†Lophidiaster pygmaeus Spencer 1913
†Lophidiaster silentiensis McLearn 1944
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available