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Palaeosolaster gyalum

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae

Taxonomy
Helianthaster gyalum was named by Clarke (1908). It is the type species of Lepidasterella.

It was recombined as Palaeosolaster gyalum by Schuchert (1915); it was recombined as Lepidasterella gyalum by Welsh (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Helianthaster gyalum Clarke p. 63 figs. pl. 12, 13
1915Palaeosolaster gyalum Schuchert pp. 210-211 figs. pl. 34 fig. 1
1984Lepidasterella gyalum Welsh p. 845

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyPalasterinidae
genusPalaeosolaster
speciesgyalum()

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.

Palaeosolaster gyalum Clarke 1908
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Diagnosis
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