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Astya

Hydrozoa - Stylasterina - Stylasteridae

Taxonomy
Astya was named by Stechow (1921) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Stylasterinae by Bayer et al. (1956); and to Stylasterina by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Astya Stechow
1956Astya Bayer et al. p. F100
2002Astya Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classHydrozoaOwen 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderStylasterina
familyStylasteridaeGray 1847
subfamilyStylasterinaeGray 1847
genusAstyaStechow 1921

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.

G. Astya Stechow 1921
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Astya nielseni Wells 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available