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Devonistella

Asteroidea - Euaxosida

Taxonomy
Devonistella was named by Spencer (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: D u]. It is not extant. Its type is Helianthaster filiciformis.

It was assigned to Protactininae by Spencer (1927); to Helianthasteridae by Owen (1965); to Lepidasteridae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Pustulosida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Euaxosida by Blake (2018).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Devonistella Spencer
1965Devonistella Owen p. 560
1966Devonistella Spencer and Wright p. U44
2002Devonistella Sepkoski
2018Devonistella Blake p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
genusDevonistella

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. †Devonistella Spencer 1927
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Devonistella filiciformis Woodward 1874
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available