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Dendraster

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Dendrasteridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Dendraster Agassiz and Desor p. 135
1915Dendraster Clark and Twitchell p. 190
1920Dendraster Kew p. 113
1938Dendraster Grant and Hertlein p. 78
1955Dendraster Durham p. 158 figs. Figs. 1, d; 4, c; 5, 6; 11; 20; 21, a-d; 26, j; 33
1966Dendraster Durham p. U480
1974Dendraster Wagner p. 120
2002Dendraster Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderScutellina()
infraorderScutelliformes
familyDendrasteridae
genusDendraster

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. Dendraster Agassiz and Desor 1847
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Dendraster arnoldi Clark and Twitchell 1915
Dendraster ashleyi Arnold 1907
Dendraster casseli Grant and Hertlein 1938
Dendraster cedrosensis Israelsky 1923
Dendraster coalingaensis Clark and Twitchell 1915
Dendraster elsmerensis Durham 1949
Dendraster excentricus Eschscholz 1826
Dendraster gibbsii RĂ©mond 1863
Dendraster hesperis Kew 1920
Dendraster pentagonalis Israelsky 1923
Dendraster sullivani Durham and Morgan 1978
Dendraster vizcainoensis Grant and Hertlein 1938
Dendraster vizcainoensis similaris Grant and Hertlein 1938
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available