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Tethyaster

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Tethyaster was named by Sladen (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 934]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Paxillosida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Astropectinidae by Sladen (1889), Breton (1995) and Fernández et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Tethyaster Sladen
1995Tethyaster Breton p. 19
2002Tethyaster Sepkoski
2014Tethyaster Fernández et al. p. 213

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

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. 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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available