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Psephoaster

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae

Taxonomy
Psephoaster was named by McNamara (1987) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u T Mi-l]. Its type is Psephoaster klydonos.

It was assigned to Hemiasteridae by McNamara (1987); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Psephoaster McNamara p. 347
2002Psephoaster Sepkoski

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

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. †Psephoaster McNamara 1987
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Psephoaster apokryphos McNamara 1987
Psephoaster klydonos McNamara 1987
Psephoaster lissos McNamara 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available