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Parametopaster
Taxonomy
Parametopaster was named by Breton (1992). It is not extant. Its type is Parametopaster fournieri.
It was assigned to Goniasteridae by Breton (1992) and Breton and Néraudeau (2008).
It was assigned to Goniasteridae by Breton (1992) and Breton and Néraudeau (2008).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Parametopaster Breton |
| 2008 | Parametopaster Breton and Néraudeau p. 331 |
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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. †Parametopaster Breton 1992
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†Parametopaster albocervus Gale 1987
†Parametopaster altus Schulz and Weitschat 1975
†Parametopaster fournieri Breton 1992
†Parametopaster stainforthi Wright and Wright 1940
†Parametopaster undulatus Spencer 1913
†Parametopaster villieri Breton and Néraudeau 2008
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| G. Breton 1992 | Enlarged distal superomarginal of large size, corresponding with seevral inferomarginals. Raised central area absent of strongly reduced. Dense granule-pits of irregular size almost cover the external face. Pedicellariae-pits ellongated. |