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Erinaceaster giganteus

Stenuroidea - Pradesuridae

Taxonomy
Erinaceaster giganteus was named by Lehmann (1957). Its type specimen is Holotype G.L. 244, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Erinaceaster giganteus Lehmann pp. 22-23 figs. text-fig. 2, pl. 2 fig 1, pl. 3 fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classStenuroidea()
suborderProturina
familyPradesuridae
genusErinaceaster
speciesgiganteus

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.

Erinaceaster giganteus Lehmann 1957
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Diagnosis
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