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Brachysternaster

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Monotypic genus of sea urchin

Brachysternaster
Brachysternaster chesheri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Suborder: Paleopneustina
Family: Paleopneustina incertae sedis B
Genus: Brachysternaster
Larrain, 1985
Species: B. chesheri
Binomial name
Brachysternaster chesheri
Larrain, 1985

Brachysternaster is a monotypic genus of sea urchins of the suborder Paleopneustina. Its sole accepted species is Brachysternaster chesheri, first scientifically described in 1985 by Larrain.

References

  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Brachysternaster chesheri (Larrain, 1985). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.
  2. "Brachysternaster Larrain, 1985". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Brachysternaster chesheri


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