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Xenaster rhenanus

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Xenasteridae

Taxonomy
Asterias (Archaeasterias) rhenana was named by Müller (1855).

It was recombined as Xenaster rhenana by Schöndorf (1909) and Schöndorf (1909); it was recombined as Xenaster rhenanus by Schuchert (1915).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Asterias (Archaeasterias) rhenana Müller p. 6 figs. pl. 1 figs. 4-6
1909Xenaster rhenana Schöndorf p. 28
1915Xenaster rhenanus Schuchert p. 131

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderHadrosida
familyXenasteridae
genusXenaster
speciesrhenanus()

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.

Xenaster rhenanus Müller 1855
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Diagnosis
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