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Cardiaster cubensis

Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae

Taxonomy
Cardiaster cubensis was named by Jackson (1922). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. cordiformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Cardiaster cubensis Jackson p. 69 figs. pl. 12, fig. 1
1926Cardiaster cubensis Sanchez Roig p. 85
1984Cardiaster cubensis Kier p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderHolasteroida
suborderMeridosternata
familyHolasteridae
genusCardiasterForbes 1850
speciescubensisJackson 1922

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.

†Cardiaster cubensis Jackson 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available