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Solaster
Taxonomy
Solaster was named by Forbes (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 934]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Solasteridae.
It was assigned to Solasteridae by Perrier (1884) and Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Valvatida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Solasteridae by Perrier (1884) and Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Valvatida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1839 | Solaster Forbes |
| 1884 | Solaster Perrier |
| 1966 | Solaster Spencer and Wright p. U66 |
| 2002 | Solaster Sepkoski |
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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. Solaster Forbes 1839
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Collections
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