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Embolasteridae

Stenuroidea - Embolasteridae

Taxonomy
Embolasteridae was named by Blake (2008). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Asteroidea by Blake (2008); and to Stenuroidea by Blake (2013).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Embolasteridae Blake p. 653
2013Embolasteridae Blake p. 367

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classStenuroidea()
familyEmbolasteridae
familyEmbolasteridae

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.

Fm. †Embolasteridae Blake 2008
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G. †Embolaster Blake 2008
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Embolaster graffhami Blake 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available