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Ovulaster reticulates

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Micrasteridae

Taxonomy
Ovulaster reticulates was named by Smith et al. (1999). Its type specimen is BMNH EE6074, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. reticulaws

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Ovulaster reticulates Smith et al. p. 130 figs. Pl. 10 fig 6-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderMicrasterina
familyMicrasteridae()
genusOvulaster
speciesreticulates

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.

†Ovulaster reticulates Smith et al. 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available