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Solasteridae

Asteroidea - Solasteridae

Taxonomy
Solasteridae was named by Viguier (1878). It is extant. Its type is Solaster. It was considered monophyletic by Gale (1987) and Mah and Blake (2012).

It was assigned to Eugnathina by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Velatida by Perrier (1894) and Blake (1989); to Spinulosida by Gale (2011); and to Valvatida by Gale (1987) and Mah and Blake (2012).

Subtaxa
Lophaster, Solaster (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Solasteridae Viguier p. 682
1894Solasteridae Perrier pp. 151-154
1966Solasteridae Spencer and Wright p. U66
1987Solasteridae Gale p. 125
1989Solasteridae Blake p. 213
2011Solasteridae Gale p. 62
2012Solasteridae Mah and Blake p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
—Spinulosida()
—Chevronida
—Velatida()
familySolasteridae
familySolasteridae

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.

Fm. Solasteridae Viguier 1878
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G. Lophaster Verrill 1878
G. Solaster Forbes 1839
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†Solaster murchisoni Williamson 1836
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Invalid names: Solaster polynemia Simpson 1855 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available