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Velatida

Asteroidea

Taxonomy
Velatida was named by Perrier (1893) [Initial spelling "Velata", corrected by Blake (1987)]. It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Gale (2011) and Gale (2018).

It was reranked as the unranked clade Velatida by Gale (2011) and Gale (2018).

It was assigned to Asteroidea by Perrier (1893) and Hess (1972); to Spinulosacea by Blake (1989); to Spinulosida by Gale (2011); to Valvatacea by Mah and Blake (2012); to Neoasteroidea by Blake (2018); and to Chevronida by Gale (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Velatida Perrier p. 850
1972Velatida Hess
1989Velatida Blake p. 213
2011Velatida Gale p. 56
2012Velatida Mah and Blake p. 3
2018Velatida Blake p. 56
2018Velatida Gale p. 295

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
Spinulosida()
Chevronida
Velatida()
Velatida()

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.

Unr. Velatida Perrier 1893
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G. †Decacuminaster Villier et al. 2009
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Decacuminaster solaris Villier et al. 2009
Unr. Korethrasteridae Danielssen and Koren 1884
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G. †Becuaster Gale 2018
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G. †Furculaster Gale 2022
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Furculaster cretae Gale 2022
G. †Kutscheraster Gale 2022
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G. Peribolaster Sladen 1889
G. †Protremaster Smith and Tranter 1985
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Protremaster universalis Smith and Tranter 1985
G. †Thuyaster Gale 2018
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G. †Plesiastropecten Peyer 1944
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Unr. Pterasteridae Perrier 1875
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G. †Hansaster Gale 2018
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G. †Longwyaster Gale 2018
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Longwyaster delsatei Gale 2018
G. †Propteraster Gale 2018
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G. Pteraster Müller and Troschel 1842
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Pteraster angulatus Gale 2022
Pteraster balticus Gale 2022
Pteraster cretachiton Gale 2022
Pteraster kutscheri Gale 2022
Pteraster lyddenensis Gale 2023
Pteraster nudus Gale 2022
Pteraster paucispinus Gale 2022
Pteraster turoniense Gale 2022
G. †Savignaster Gale 2011
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Savignaster septemtrionalis Rousseau et al. 2018
Savignaster wardi Gale 2011
Fm. Solasteridae Viguier 1878
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G. Lophaster Verrill 1878
G. Solaster Forbes 1839
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Solaster murchisoni Williamson 1836
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Invalid names: Solaster polynemia Simpson 1855 [synonym]
Fm. †Tropidasteridae Wright 1880
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G. †Plumaster Wright 1863
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Plumaster ophiuroides Wright 1863
G. †Tropidaster Forbes 1850
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Tropidaster pectinatus Forbes 1850
G. †Xandarosaster Blake 1984
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Xandarosaster hessi Blake 1984
Invalid names: Caymanostellidae Belyaev 1974 [empty], Myxasteridae Perrier 1891 [empty]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A.S. Gale 2018Chevronids in which the actinal surface is constructed entirely from adambulacrals, which extend from the ambulacral grooves to the ambitus; actinal ossicles are absent.