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Astropecten ornatus

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Crenaster ornatus was named by Meneghini (1862). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Astropecten ornatus by Meneghini (1886), Sacco (1893) and Hess (1955).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Crenaster ornatus Meneghini p. 7
1880Crenaster ornatus Seguenza p. 133
1886Astropecten ornatus Meneghini p. 4
1893Astropecten ornatus Sacco pp. 741, 745
1955Astropecten ornatus Hess p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyAstropectinidae
genusAstropecten
speciesornatus()

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.

Astropecten ornatus Meneghini 1862
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Diagnosis
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