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Foliaster transversus

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Platanasteridae

Taxonomy
Foliaster transversus was named by Blake (1994). Its type specimen is Holotype AMNH 39220A, B and is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Foliaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Foliaster transversus Blake pp. 129-130 figs. fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyPlatanasteridae
genusFoliaster
speciestransversus

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.

Foliaster transversus Blake 1994
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. B. Blake 1994Same as the genus, by monotypy.