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Nemaster

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Comatulidae

Taxonomy
Nemaster was named by Clark [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant. Its type is Nemaster gracilis.

It was assigned to Comatulida by Sepkoski (2002); to Capillasterinae by Hess and Messing (2011); and to Comatellinae by Summers et al. (2014).

Species
N. gracilis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Nemaster Sepkoski
2011Nemaster Hess and Messing p. 91
2014Nemaster Summers et al. p. 334

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
familyComatulidae(d'Orbigny 1852)
subfamilyComatellinae
genusNemasterClark

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. Nemaster Clark
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Nemaster gracilis Clark 1909
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available