Platanaster

Extinct genus of starfishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Platanaster ('plate star') is an extinct genus of sea stars.

Order:Platyasterida
Family:Palasteriscidae
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Platanaster
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Platyasterida
Family: Palasteriscidae
Subfamily: Palasteriscinae
Genus: Platanaster
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Taxonomy

Palasteriscidae

  • Urasterellinae
    • Cnemidactis
      • †C. girvanensis
    • Urasterella
      • †U. asperrimus
  • Palasteriscinae
    • Lanthanaster[1]
      • †L. cruciformis
    • †Platanaster
      • †P. ordovicus [2]
    • Baliactis
      • †B. ordovicus

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