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Schizaster bathypetalus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Taxonomy
Schizaster bathypetalus was named by Clark (1927). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. ameghinoi, S. batheri, S. gaudryi, S. major, S. symmetricus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Schizaster bathypetalus Clark p. 58 figs. pl. 12, figs. 1-4
1953Schizaster gigas Sanchez Roig
1953Schizaster pentagonalis Sanchez Roig
1953Schizaster bathypetalus Sanchez-Roig p. 175
1984Schizaster bathypetalus Kier p. 36

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderPaleopneustina
familySchizasteridae()
genusSchizasterAgassiz 1835
speciesbathypetalusClark 1927

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.

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Invalid names: Schizaster gigas Sanchez Roig 1953 [synonym], Schizaster pentagonalis Sanchez Roig 1953 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available