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Plesiosolasteridae

Asteroidea - Plesiosolasteridae

Taxonomy
Plesiosolasteridae was named by Hess (1972).

It was assigned to Eugnathina by Hess (1972).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Plesiosolasteridae Hess p. 14

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

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. †Plesiosolasteridae Hess 1972
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G. †Plesiosolaster Hess 1972
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†Plesiosolaster moretonis Forbes 1856
Invalid names: Brachisolaster Blake 1993 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available