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Vomeraster

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae

Taxonomy
Vomeraster is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hemiasteridae by Fischer (1966); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Vomeraster Fischer p. U565
2002Vomeraster 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
genusVomeraster

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available