Asteropseidae

Asteropsis carinifera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Valvatida 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclassis: Asterozoa
Classis: Asteroidea
Ordo: Valvatida

Familia:
Genera: Asteropsis – Dermasterias – Petricia – Poraniella – Valvaster

Name

Asteropseidae Hotchkiss & Clark, 1976

Type genus: Asteropsis Müller & Troschel, 1840

Synonymy

  • Asteropidae Fisher, 1908; — Ely, 1942: 23.
  • Gymnasteriidae Perrier, 1884: 165; — Sladen 1889: 355–356.
  • Valvasteridae Viguier, 1878 [monotypic family synonymized into Asteropseidae by Blake (1980).]
  • Valvasterinae Viguier, 1878

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