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Cardiaster bolschechetensis

Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae

Taxonomy
Cardiaster bolschechetensis was named by Shmidt (1976). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Well 4 (135.3-142.8 m), Bolshaya Kheta river, which is in a Santonian marine claystone in the Russian Federation.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Cardiaster bolschechetensis Shmidt p. 154 figs. Pl 1, figs 3,5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderHolasteroida
suborderMeridosternata
familyHolasteridae
genusCardiasterForbes 1850
speciesbolschechetensis

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
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