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Acinetaster

Stenuroidea

Taxonomy
Acinetaster was named by Kesling (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give]. It is not extant. Its type is Acinetaster konieckii.

It was assigned to Acinetasteridae by Kesling (1982); to Stenurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Stenuroidea by Blake (2013).

Species
A. konieckii (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Acinetaster Kesling p. 73
2002Acinetaster Sepkoski
2013Acinetaster Blake p. 367

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classStenuroidea()
genusAcinetaster

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. †Acinetaster Kesling 1982
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Acinetaster konieckii Kesling 1982
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. V. Kesling 1982Same as family, by monotypy