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Cardiaster leonensis

Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae

Taxonomy
Cardiaster leonensis was named by Stephenson (1941).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. cordiformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Cardiaster leonensis Stephenson
1953Cardiaster leonensis Cooke p. 28 figs. Pl 11, figs 1-7

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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
speciesleonensisStephenson 1941

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.

†Cardiaster leonensis Stephenson 1941
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Diagnosis
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