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Palaeostomatidae

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Palaeostomatidae

Taxonomy
Palaeostomata was named by Lovèn (1868). It is extant. Its type is Palaeostoma.

It was corrected as Palaeostomatidae by Fischer (1966).

It was assigned to Hemiasterina by Fischer (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Palaeostomatidae Fischer p. U566

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderHemiasterina
familyPalaeostomatidae()
familyPalaeostomatidae()

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. Palaeostomatidae Lovèn 1868
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Homoeaster evaristei Cotteau 1886
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Invalid names: Inflataster abichi Anthula 1900 [synonym], Ornithaster cordiformis Boehm 1927 [synonym]
Homoeaster tuneatus Pomel 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available