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Atalopegaster gundersoni

Asteroidea - Stichasteridae

Taxonomy
Atalopegaster gundersoni was named by Blake and Guensburg (2016). Its type specimen is FMNH PE 81402, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Atalopegaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Atalopegaster gundersoni Blake and Guensburg p. 1162 figs. 1.1 - 1.9

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

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.

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