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Palaeostellidae (disused)

Asteroidea - Hemizonida - Palaeostellidae

Taxonomy
Palaeostellidae was named by Lehmann (1957). Its type is Palaeostella.

It was assigned to Gnathasterina by Lehmann (1957).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Palaeostellidae Lehmann p. 121

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderHemizonida
familyPalaeostellidae
familyPalaeostellidae

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.

Fm. †Palaeostellidae Lehmann 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available