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Mesotremaster mazetieri

Asteroidea - Tremasteridae

Taxonomy
Stauraster mazetieri was named by Mercier (1935) [The original material was destroyed during the Second Word War]. It is not extant.

It was recombined as Mesotremaster mazetieri by Villier (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Stauraster mazetieri Mercier p. 34 figs. pl. 2, fig. 2a-f
1942Stauraster mazetieri Cardinet pp. 89-91 figs. 1-3
1991Stauraster mazetieri Hess p. 889
2010Mesotremaster mazetieri Villier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
—Spinulosida()
—Chevronida
familyTremasteridae()
genusMesotremaster
speciesmazetieri()

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.

†Mesotremaster mazetieri Mercier 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available