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Atalopegaster

Asteroidea - Stichasteridae

Taxonomy
Atalopegaster was named by Blake and Guensburg (2016). Its type is Atalopegaster gundersoni.

It was assigned to Stichasteridae by Blake and Guensburg (2016).

Species
A. gundersoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Atalopegaster Blake and Guensburg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
—Tripedicellaria
—Forcipulatida()
familyStichasteridae
genusAtalopegaster

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. †Atalopegaster Blake and Guensburg 2016
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†Atalopegaster gundersoni Blake and Guensburg 2016
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available