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Codaster americanus

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Codasteridae

Taxonomy
Codaster americanus was named by Shumard (1858). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. shimanskii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Codaster americanus Shumard pp. 239, 247

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderFissiculataJaekel 1918
familyCodasteridaeEtheridge and Carpenter 1886
genusCodasterM'Coy 1849
speciesamericanusShumard 1858

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.

†Codaster americanus Shumard 1858
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available