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Epiaster
Taxonomy
Epiaster is a genus. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Spatangidae by Kew (1920); to Paleopneustidae by Grant and Hertlein (1938); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Spatangidae by Kew (1920); to Paleopneustidae by Grant and Hertlein (1938); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1920 | Epiaster Kew p. 143 |
| 1938 | Epiaster Grant and Hertlein p. 111 |
| 2002 | Epiaster Sepkoski |
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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. †Epiaster
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†Epiaster brevipetalus Smith and Wright 2008
†Epiaster catumbellensis de Loriol 1888
†Epiaster depressus Kew 1920
†Epiaster distinctus Agassiz and Desor 1847
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Invalid names: Epiaster polygonus Orbigny 1991 [synonym]
†Epiaster michelini d'Orbigny 1847
†Epiaster whitei Clark 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available