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Devonistella filiciformis

Asteroidea - Euaxosida

Taxonomy
Helianthaster filiciformis was named by Woodward (1874). It is the type species of Devonistella.

It was recombined as Devonistella filiciformis by Spencer (1927) and Owen (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Helianthaster filiciformis Woodward pp. 7-10 figs. text-fig.
1915Helianthaster filiciformis Schuchert p. 160
1927Devonistella filiciformis Spencer pp. 369-370 figs. text-fig. 236, pl. 25 fig. 1
1965Devonistella filiciformis Owen p. 560

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
genusDevonistella
speciesfiliciformis()

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.

†Devonistella filiciformis Woodward 1874
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Diagnosis
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