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Saviniaster

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Taxonomy
Saviniaster was named by Lambert (1911).

It was reranked as Prenaster (Saviniaster) by Fischer (1966); it was misspelled as Savainiaster by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Prenaster by Fischer (1966); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Prenaster (Saviniaster) Fischer p. U576
2002Savainiaster Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderPaleopneustina
familySchizasteridae()
genusSaviniasterDesor 1853

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. †Saviniaster Lambert 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available