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Edrioaster

Edrioasteroidea - Edrioasterida - Edrioasteridae

Taxonomy
Edrioaster was named by Billings (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l O Cara-m Sepkoski's reference number: 239,318]. It is not extant. Its type is Cyclaster bigsbyi.

It was assigned to Edrioasteridae by Regnéll (1966); and to Edrioasterida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Edrioaster Billings
1966Edrioaster Regnéll
2002Edrioaster Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
orderEdrioasteridaBell 1976
suborderEdrioasterinaBather 1898
familyEdrioasteridaeBather 1898
genusEdrioasterBillings 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.

G. †Edrioaster Billings 1858
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Edrioaster bigsbyi Billings 1858
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available