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Gordonaster

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Palaeasteridae

Taxonomy
Gordonaster was named by Blake and Ettensohn (2009). Its type is Gordonaster brassfieldensis. It was considered monophyletic by Blake and Ettensohn (2009).

It was assigned to Palaeasteridae by Blake and Ettensohn (2009) and Blake (2018).

Species
G. brassfieldensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Gordonaster Blake and Ettensohn p. 67
2018Gordonaster Blake p. 39

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderHadrosida
familyPalaeasteridae
genusGordonaster

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. †Gordonaster Blake and Ettensohn 2009
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Gordonaster brassfieldensis Blake and Ettensohn 2009
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. B. Blake and F. R. Ettensohn 2009As for the species.