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Taeniaster elegans

Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Protasteridae

Taxonomy
Taeniaster elegans was named by Miller (1882). Its type specimen is Syntypes USNM 40878 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Taeniaster elegans Miller p. 41 figs. pl. 1 fig. 6
1896Taeniaster elegans James p. 139
1908Taeniaster elegans Parks p. 371
1915Taeniaster elegans Schuchert p. 221
1934Taeniaster elegans Spencer p. 491

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
orderOegophiurida
suborderLysophiurina()
familyProtasteridae
genusTaeniaster
specieselegans

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.

†Taeniaster elegans Miller 1882
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Diagnosis
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