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Medinaster

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Mesopalaeasteridae

Taxonomy
Medinaster was named by Eckert (1984). It is not extant. Its type is Medinaster orbiculus.

It was assigned to Mesopalaeasteridae by Eckert (1984) and Blake (2018).

Species
M. orbiculus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Medinaster Eckert
2018Medinaster Blake p. 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyMesopalaeasteridae
genusMedinaster

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. †Medinaster Eckert 1984
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†Medinaster orbiculus Eckert 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available