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Pachyaster

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Pachyaster was named by de Loriol (1909). It is not extant. Its type is Pachyaster aegypticus.

It was assigned to Goniasteridae by Spencer and Wright (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Pachyaster de Loriol
1966Pachyaster Spencer and Wright p. 62

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyGoniasteridae
genusPachyaster

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. †Pachyaster de Loriol 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available