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Micraster americanus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Micrasteridae

Taxonomy
Micraster (Plesiaster) americanus was named by Stephenson (1941).

It was recombined as Micraster americanus by Cooke (1953).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. aturicus, M. crassissimus, M. regularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Micraster (Plesiaster) americanus Stephenson
1953Micraster americanus Cooke p. 38 figs. Pl 15, figs 10-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderMicrasterina
familyMicrasteridae()
genusMicrasterAgassiz 1836
speciesamericanus(Stephenson 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.

†Micraster americanus Stephenson 1941
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available