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Pseudholaster

Echinoidea - Holasteroida

Taxonomy
Pseudholaster was named by Pomel (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: K Barr K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 714,942].

It was assigned to Holasteridae by Wagner and Durham (1966) and Smith (1991); and to Holasteroida by Sepkoski (2002) and Barras (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Pseudholaster Pomel p. 45
1966Pseudholaster Wagner and Durham p. U533
1991Pseudholaster Smith p. 48
2002Pseudholaster Sepkoski
2007Pseudholaster Barras pp. Table 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderHolasteroida
genusPseudholaster

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. †Pseudholaster Pomel 1883
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Pseudholaster barthouxi Fourtau 1921
Pseudholaster bicarinatus Agassiz 1847
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Invalid names: Holaster lerichei Dartevelle 1953 [synonym], Pseudholaster androaviensis Lambert 1933 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available