World Echinoidea Database - Meridosternata

Echinoidea taxon details

Meridosternata

AphiaID

510543 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:510543)

Classification

Authority

Lovén, 1883

Status

accepted

Rank

Suborder

Parent

Holasteroida

Direct children (6)
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Infraorder Cardiasterina †
Family Echinocorythidae Wright, 1857 †
Family Holasteridae Pictet, 1857 †
Genus Salvaster Saucède, Dudicourt & Courville, 2012 †
Infraorder Urechinina

Infraorder Stegasterina † accepted as Cardiasterina † (Junior synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). World Echinoidea Database. Meridosternata. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/echinoidea../aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=510543 on 2023-09-28

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-08-31 07:25:31Z

created

Kroh, Andreas

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Sources (1)

basis of record Kroh, A. & Smith, A.B. (2010): The phylogeny and classification of post-Palaeozoic echinoids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 8/2: 147-212., available online at http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1477-2019&volume=8&issue=2&spage=147
page(s): 172 [details]