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Astrocratis

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Astrocratis was named by Blake and Sprinkle (1996). It is not extant. Its type is Astrocratis acutispina.

It was assigned to Astropectinidae by Blake and Sprinkle (1996).

Species
A. acutispina (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Astrocratis Blake and Sprinkle p. 1312 figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyAstropectinidae
genusAstrocratis

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. †Astrocratis Blake and Sprinkle 1996
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†Astrocratis acutispina Blake and Sprinkle 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available