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Peroniaster

Echinoidea - Spatangoida

Taxonomy
Peroniaster was named by Gauthier (1887). Its type is Peroniaster cotteaui.

It was synonymized subjectively with Hemiaster by Fischer (1966).

It was assigned to Spatangoida by Neumann et al. (2002).

Species
P. cotteaui (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Peroniaster Gauthier
2002Peroniaster Neumann et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
genusPeroniasterGauthier 1887

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. †Peroniaster Gauthier 1887
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Peroniaster cotteaui Gauthier 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available