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Paxillosida

Asteroidea - Paxillosida

Taxonomy
Paxillosida was named by Perrier (1884) [Initial spelling "Paxillosae" was corrected by Spencer & Wright (1966)]. It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Gale (2011).

It was reranked as the unranked clade Paxillosida by Gale (2011).

It was assigned to Asteroidea by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Asteroidea by Blake and Sturgeon (1995) and Sepkoski (2002); to Neoasteroidea by Gale (2011); to Valvatacea by Blake (1989), Villier et al. (2007) and Mah and Blake (2012); to Neoasteroidea by Blake (2018); and to Neoasteroidea by Donovan et al. (2005), Fernández et al. (2014), Ewin and Gale (2020) and Gale and Jagt (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Paxillosida Perrier p. 154
1966Paxillosida Spencer and Wright p. U43
1989Paxillosida Blake p. 213
1995Paxillosida Blake and Sturgeon p. 377
2002Paxillosida Sepkoski
2005Paxillosida Donovan et al. p. 101
2007Paxillosida Villier et al. p. 415
2011Paxillosida Gale p. 53
2012Paxillosida Mah and Blake p. 3
2014Paxillosida Fernández et al. p. 213
2018Paxillosida Blake p. 56
2020Paxillosida Ewin and Gale p. 932
2021Paxillosida Gale and Jagt p. 160

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
orderPaxillosida

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.

Or. Paxillosida Perrier 1884
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Fm. Astropectinidae Gray 1840
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G. †Advenaster Hess 1955
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Advenaster inermis Hess 1955
G. †Aldebarania Blake and Sturgeon 1995
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Aldebarania arenitea Blake and Sturgeon 1995
Aldebarania taberna Blake and Jagt 2005
G. †Astrocratis Blake and Sprinkle 1996
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Astrocratis acutispina Blake and Sprinkle 1996
G. Astropecten Gray 1840
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Astropecten adriaticus Desmoulins 1832
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Invalid names: Astropecten salomacensis Valette 1925 [synonym], Astropecten saucatsensis Valette 1925 [synonym]
Astropecten aranciaca Linnaeus 1758
Astropecten bathonicus Valette 1929
Astropecten bononiensis Cavara 1886
Astropecten castellanensis d'Orbigny 1850
Astropecten casterasi Mercier 1935
Astropecten corroyi Mercier 1935
Astropecten crenulatus Seguenza 1880
Astropecten delaunayi Mercier 1935
Astropecten forbesi Heller 1858
Astropecten foveolatus Meneghini 1862
Astropecten granulatus Rasmussen 1972
Astropecten helveticus Mayer 1872
Astropecten linati del Prato 1896
Astropecten matilijaensis Durham and Roberts 1948
Astropecten montalionis Meneghini 1852
Astropecten montanus Douglass 1903
Astropecten moutieri Mercier 1935
Astropecten navodicensis Nosowska 1997
Astropecten ornatus Meneghini 1862
Astropecten petrobonae Meneghini 1886
Astropecten pichleri von Wöhrmann 1889
Astropecten piveteaui Mercier 1935
Astropecten porosus Agassiz 1835
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Invalid names: Coelaster couloni Agassiz 1835 [synonym]
Astropecten scupini Andert 1934
Astropecten soldanii Meneghini 1862
Astropecten verrucosus Heller 1858
Subfm. Astropectininae Gray 1840
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G. †Lambertella Mercier 1935
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Lambertella valetti Mercier 1935
G. †Lophidiaster Spencer 1913
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Lophidiaster concavus Rasmussen 1972
Lophidiaster haunsbergensis Rasmussen 1972
Lophidiaster hawkinsi Mercier 1935
Lophidiaster inversus Rasmussen 1972
Lophidiaster ornatus Spencer 1913
Lophidiaster postornatus Rasmussen 1945
Lophidiaster punctatus Brünnich-Nielsen 1943
Lophidiaster pygmaeus Spencer 1913
Lophidiaster silentiensis McLearn 1944
G. †Boxaster Loba and Radwańska 2022
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Boxaster wapienensis Loba and Radwańska 2022
G. †Coulonia de Loriol 1874
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Coulonia caseyi Gale 2020
Coulonia colei Forbes 1852
Coulonia neocomiensis de Loriol 1874
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Invalid names: Cuneaster hauteriviensis Hess 1955 [synonym]
Coulonia parva Neumann and Hess 2001
Coulonia platispina Hess and Blake 1995
Coulonia platyspina Hess and Blake 1995
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Invalid names: Betelgeusia orientalis Blake and Reboul 2011 [synonym]
Invalid names: Betelgeusia Blake and Reid 1998 [synonym], Cuneaster Hess 1955 [objective synonym]
G. Ctenophoraster Fisher 1906
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Ctenophoraster downeyae Blake and Zinsmeister 1979
G. Dipsacaster Alcock 1893
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Dipsacaster africanus Blake and Reboul 2011
Dipsacaster jadeti Breton et al. 1995
G. †Eoastropecten Gale 2020
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G. †Eokainaster Blake 1981
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Eokainaster pewei Miller and Unklesbay 1943
G. †Pentasteria Valette 1929
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Archastropecten carroni de Loriol 1894
Archastropecten carthusiae Hérenger 1944
Archastropecten desori de Loriol 1874
Archastropecten hooperi Wright 1880
Archastropecten lorioli de Loriol and Pellat 1874
Archastropecten mabillei de Loriol 1880
Archastropecten orion Forbes 1848
Archastropecten priscus Goldfuss 1833
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Invalid names: Asterias breviassula Quenstedt 1876 [synonym], Asterias longassula Quenstedt 1876 [synonym]
Archastropecten rupellensis d'Orbigny 1850
Archastropecten wilckensis de Loriol 1905
Archastropecten wittsii Wright 1863
Pentasteria boisteli Valette 1929
Pentasteria elegans Fraas 1886
Pentasteria gataui de Loriol 1887
Pentasteria liasica Villier et al. 2004
Pentasteria recta McCoy 1848
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Invalid names: Crenaster nodotiana d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym], Triboletia nodosa de Loriol 1908 [synonym]
Invalid names: Crenaster d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym], Triboletia de Loriol 1908 [synonym]
G. Persephonaster Wood-Mason and Alcock 1891
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G. Plutonaster Sladen 1889
G. †Prothrissacanthias Villier et al. 2007
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Prothrissacanthias africanus Villier et al. 2007
G. †Riedaster Kutscher and Röper 1999
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Riedaster reicheli Kutscher and Röper 1999
G. Tethyaster Sladen 1889
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Tethyaster albertensis Hall and Moore 1990
Tethyaster antares Fernández et al. 2014
Tethyaster guerangeri Breton 1995
Tethyaster jurassicus Blake 1986
Fm. Benthopectinidae Verrill 1899
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Subfm. Benthopectininae Verrill 1894
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G. Benthopecten Verrill 1884
G. †Mistia Blake 1973
G. Cheiraster Studer 1883
G. †Jurapecten Gale 2011
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Jurapecten dhondtae Gale and Jagt 2021
Jurapecten hessi Gale 2011
Jurapecten infrajurensis Gale and Jagt 2021
G. Nearchaster Fisher 1911
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Nearchaster spinosus Blake 1973
G. †Punkaster Gale and Jagt 2021
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Punkaster ruegenensis Gale and Jagt 2021
Punkaster spinifera Gale and Jagt 2021
Invalid names: Paleobenthopectininae Blake 1984 [empty]
Unr. Cribellina Fisher 1911
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Fm. Goniopectinidae Verrill 1899
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G. †Chrispaulia Gale 2005
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Chrispaulia jurassica Gale 2011
Chrispaulia radiatus Spencer 1905
Chrispaulia spinosa Gale and Jagt 2021
Chrispaulia wrightorum Gale and Jagt 2021
Fm. Porcellanasteridae Sladen 1883
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G. †Paleoctenodiscus Blake 1988
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Fm. Luidiidae Sladen 1889
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G. Luidia Forbes 1839
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Luidia ciliaris Philippi 1837
Luidia etchegoinensis Blake 1973
Luidia hungarica Rakusz 1927
Luidia sanjoaquinensis Blake 1973
Fm. Pseudarchasteridae Sladen 1889
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G. Pseudarchaster Sladen 1889
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Pseudarchaster discus Fischer 1911
G. †Skiaster Blake and Jagt 2005
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Skiaster vikingr Blake and Jagt 2005
G. †Sucia Blake 1973
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Sucia suavis Blake 1973
Invalid names: Ctenodiscidae Sladen 1889 [empty], Diplozonina Spencer and Wright 1966 [empty], Notomyotina Ludwig 1910 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available