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Valvasteridae

Asteroidea - Valvasteridae

Taxonomy
Valvasteridae was named by Viguier (1878). It is extant.

It was assigned to Leptognathina by Spencer and Wright (1966).

Subtaxa
Diclidaster

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Valvasteridae Viguier
1966Valvasteridae Spencer and Wright p. U70

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
—Spinulosida()
suborderLeptognathina
familyValvasteridae
familyValvasteridae

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.

Fm. Valvasteridae Viguier 1878
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G. †Diclidaster de Loriol 1897
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†Diclidaster gevreyi de Loriol 1897
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available