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Metopaster duvergieri

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Metopaster duvergieri was named by Valette (1925). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Université de Bourgogne.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Metopaster duvergieri Valette pp. 197-200 figs. 9, 10

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

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.

Metopaster duvergieri Valette 1925
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Diagnosis
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