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Hemiaster bufo

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae

Taxonomy
Spatangus bufo was named by Brongniart (1822). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Hemiaster, Hemiaster (Hemiaster).

It was recombined as Hemiaster (Hemiaster) bufo by Fischer (1966); it was recombined as Hemiaster bufo by McNamara (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Spatangus bufo Brongniart p. 84
1966Hemiaster (Hemiaster) bufo Fischer p. U558
1987Hemiaster bufo McNamara p. 336

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
familyHemiasteridae
genusHemiaster
speciesbufo(Brongniart 1822)

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.

Hemiaster bufo Brongniart 1822
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Diagnosis
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