Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Dendrasteridae
Alternative combinations: Anorthoscutum oregonense, Dendraster (Calaster) oregonensis, Dendraster oregonensis, Scutella (Echinarachnius) oregonensis, Scutellaster oregonensis
Belongs to Anorthoscutum according to C. E. Weaver 1942
See also Clark and Twitchell 1915, Grant and Hertlein 1938, Howe 1922, Kew 1920 and Wagner 1974
Sister taxa: Scutellaster cretaceus, Scutellaster interlineatus
Subtaxa: Anorthoscutum oregonense quaylet Anorthoscutum oregonensis major Anorthoscutum oregonensis quaylei Dendraster (Calaster) oregonensis gibbosus
Type specimen: USNM 153975, a test
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Miocene of United States (4: Alaska, Oregon)
• Neogene of United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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