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Schizaster californicus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Taxonomy
Linthia californica was named by Weaver (1908).

It was recombined as Schizaster californica by Clark (1918); it was recombined as Schizaster californicus by Kew (1920); it was recombined as Periaster californicus by Grant and Hertlein (1938).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Linthia californica Weaver p. 273 figs. Plate 21, figure 2
1915Linthia californica Clark and Twitchell p. 214
1918Schizaster californica Clark p. 193 figs. Plate 17, figure 2
1920Schizaster californicus Kew pp. 148 - 149 figs. Plate 41, figure 4
1938Periaster californicus Grant and Hertlein p. 124

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderPaleopneustina
familySchizasteridae()
genusSchizasterAgassiz 1835
speciescalifornicus()

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.

Schizaster californicus Weaver 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available