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Buterminaster

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Buterminaster was named by Blake and Zinsmeister (1988). It is not extant. Its type is Buterminaster elegans.

It was assigned to Goniasteridae by Blake and Zinsmeister (1988).

Species
B. elegans (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Buterminaster Blake and Zinsmeister p. 494

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

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. †Buterminaster Blake and Zinsmeister 1988
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†Buterminaster elegans Blake and Zinsmeister 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available