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Dendrasteridae
Taxonomy
Dendrasteridae was named by Lambert (1900).
It was assigned to Scutellina by Durham (1955) and Durham (1966); and to Scutelliformes by Kroh and Smith (2010).
It was assigned to Scutellina by Durham (1955) and Durham (1966); and to Scutelliformes by Kroh and Smith (2010).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1900 | Dendrasteridae Lambert |
| 1955 | Dendrasteridae Durham p. 157 |
| 1966 | Dendrasteridae Durham p. U479 |
| 2010 | Dendrasteridae Kroh and Smith p. 172 |
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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. †Dendrasteridae Lambert 1900
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G. Dendraster Agassiz and Desor 1847
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†Dendraster arnoldi Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Dendraster ashleyi Arnold 1907
†Dendraster ashleyi ynezensis Kew 1920
†Dendraster casseli Grant and Hertlein 1938
†Dendraster cedrosensis Israelsky 1923
†Dendraster coalingaensis Clark and Twitchell 1915
†Dendraster diegoensis Kew 1920
†Dendraster diegoensis diegoensis Kew 1920
†Dendraster elsmerensis Durham 1949
†Dendraster excentricus Eschscholz 1826
†Dendraster excentrius elongatus Clark 1935
†Dendraster gibbsii Rémond 1863
†Dendraster gibbsii humilis Kew 1920
†Dendraster hesperis Kew 1920
†Dendraster hesperis gibbosus Kew 1920
†Dendraster jacalitosensis Kew 1920
†Dendraster pacificus Kew 1920
†Dendraster pentagonalis Israelsky 1923
†Dendraster sullivani Durham and Morgan 1978
†Dendraster venturaensis Kew 1920
†Dendraster vizcainoensis Grant and Hertlein 1938
†Dendraster vizcainoensis similaris Grant and Hertlein 1938
G. †Merriamaster Lambert 1911
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†Merriamaster perrini Weaver 1908
†Merriamaster weaveri Durham and Morgan 1978
Invalid names: Orchoporus Lambert and Thiery 1914 [synonym]
G. Scaphechinus Agassiz 1863
G. †Scutellaster Cragin 1895
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†Scutellaster cretaceus Cragin 1895
†Scutellaster interlineatus Stimpson 1856
Invalid names: Anorthoscutum Lambert and Thiery 1914 [synonym], Calaster Kew 1920 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available