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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).
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).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1878 | Solasteridae Viguier p. 682 |
| 1894 | Solasteridae Perrier pp. 151-154 |
| 1966 | Solasteridae Spencer and Wright p. U66 |
| 1987 | Solasteridae Gale p. 125 |
| 1989 | Solasteridae Blake p. 213 |
| 2011 | Solasteridae Gale p. 62 |
| 2012 | Solasteridae Mah and Blake p. 3 |
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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.
Fm. Solasteridae Viguier 1878
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G. Lophaster Verrill 1878
G. Solaster Forbes 1839
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available