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Cheiropteraster

Ophiuroidea - Encrinasteridae

Taxonomy
Cheiropteraster was named by Stürtz (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l]. Its type is Cheiropteraster giganteus. It is the type genus of Cheiropterasteridae.

It was assigned to Palasteriscidae by Schuchert (1915); to Cheiropterasteridae by Spencer (1934), Lehmann (1957) and Owen (1965); to Encrinasteridae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Encrinasterinae by Harper and Morris (1978); and to Oegophiurida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. giganteus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Cheiropteraster Stürtz p. 228
1915Cheiropteraster Schuchert p. 202
1934Cheiropteraster Spencer pp. 443-446
1957Cheiropteraster Lehmann p. 35
1965Cheiropteraster Owen p. 554
1966Cheiropteraster Spencer and Wright p. U85
1978Cheiropteraster Harper and Morris p. 156
2002Cheiropteraster Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
familyEncrinasteridae
genusCheiropteraster

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. †Cheiropteraster Stürtz 1890
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†Cheiropteraster giganteus Stürtz 1890
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available