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Opissaster herrerae

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Taxonomy
Opissaster herrerae was named by Lambert and Sanchez Roig (1923). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Opissaster herrerae Lambert and Sanchez Roig
1926Opissaster herrerae Sanchez Roig p. 126

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderPaleopneustina
familySchizasteridae()
genusOpissasterPomel 1883
speciesherreraeLambert and Sanchez Roig 1923

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.

†Opissaster herrerae Lambert and Sanchez Roig 1923
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Diagnosis
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