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Ctenophoraster

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Ctenophoraster was named by Fisher (1906) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Astropectinidae by Fisher (1906); and to Paxillosida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Ctenophoraster Fisher
2002Ctenophoraster Sepkoski

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

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. Ctenophoraster Fisher 1906
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Ctenophoraster downeyae Blake and Zinsmeister 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available