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Foerstediscus

Edrioasteroidea - Hemicystitidae

Taxonomy
Foerstediscus was named by Bassler (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m S Ludl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 318]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hemicystitidae by Regnéll (1966); and to Isorophida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Foerstediscus Bassler
1966Foerstediscus Regnéll
2002Foerstediscus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
familyHemicystitidaeBassler 1936
genusFoerstediscusBassler 1935

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.

G. †Foerstediscus Bassler 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available