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Phyrtosaster

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Platanasteridae

Taxonomy
Phyrtosaster was named by Blake (2007). Its type is Phyrtosaster casteri.

It was assigned to Palasteriscidae by Blake (2007); and to Platanasteridae by Blake (2018).

Species
P. casteri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Phyrtosaster Blake p. 1477
2018Phyrtosaster Blake p. 29

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

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.

G. †Phyrtosaster Blake 2007
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Phyrtosaster casteri Blake 2007
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. B. Blake 2007As for species, by monotypy.