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Stelleroidea

Stelleroidea
Ochre sea star on beach
at Olympic National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Superclass: Stelleroidea
Lamarck, 1816 [nom. transl. et correct. Gregory, 1900 (pro les Stellerides Lamarck, 1816)][1]
Classes

Asteroidea
Ophiuroidea
Somasteroidea †

Stelleroidea is a junior synonym of Asterozoa.[2]

History

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In 1900, Stelleroidea was included as a class in F. A. Bather's echinoderm taxonomy, which grouped Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea within it as subclasses due to their Paleozoic history.[3] In 1966, the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology included Stelleroidea as the only class within the subphylum Asterozoa, with Somasteroidea, Asteroidea, and Ophiuroidea as subclasses.[4] By a 1980 revision of the Treatise's taxonomy, Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea had been promoted to classes in place of Stelleroidea.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Spencer & Wright 1966, p. U39
  2. ^ "Asterozoa". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Bather 1900, pp. 33–34
  4. ^ Spencer & Wright 1966, pp. U35–U39
  5. ^ Sprinkle 1980, p. 26

Works cited

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  • Bather, F. A. (1900). "Chapter VIII: General Description of the Echinoderma". In Lankester, E. Ray (ed.). A Treatise on Zoology, Part III: The Echinoderma. London: Adam & Charles Black. pp. 1–37. doi:10.1080/00222930008678384.
  • Spencer, W. K.; Wright, C. W. (1966). "Asterozoans". In Moore; Raymond C. (eds.). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part U: Echinodermata 3. Vol. 1. University of Kansas Press. pp. U5 – U107. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  • Sprinkle, J. (1980). "An Overview of the Fossil Record". Notes for a Short Course: Studies in Geology. 3: 15–26. doi:10.1017/S0271164800000063.


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