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Lajanaster

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Taxonomy
Lajanaster is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Brissidae by Fischer (1966) and Kier (1984); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Lajanaster hernandezi Sanchez Roig
1953Lajanaster rojasi Sanchez Roig
1966Lajanaster Fischer p. U591
1984Lajanaster Kier p. 114
2002Lajanaster Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderBrissidina
familyBrissidae
genusLajanaster

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.

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Lajanaster jacksoni Lambert and Sanchez Roig 1926
Invalid names: Lajanaster hernandezi Sanchez Roig 1949 [nomen nudum], Lajanaster rojasi Sanchez Roig 1953 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available