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Devonaster
Taxonomy
Devonaster was named by Schuchert (1914) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi D Fras Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant. Its type is Palaeaster eucharis.
It was assigned to Mesopalaeasterinae by Schuchert (1915), Kesling and Wright (1965), Spencer and Wright (1966); to Pustulosida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Xenasteridae by Blake (2018).
It was assigned to Mesopalaeasterinae by Schuchert (1915), Kesling and Wright (1965), Spencer and Wright (1966); to Pustulosida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Xenasteridae by Blake (2018).
Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2020-12-29
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1914 | Devonaster Schuchert p. 14 |
| 1915 | Devonaster Schuchert pp. 97-98 figs. pl. 11, 12 |
| 1965 | Devonaster Kesling and Wright p. 51 |
| 1966 | Devonaster Spencer and Wright p. U51 |
| 2002 | Devonaster Sepkoski |
| 2018 | Devonaster Blake p. 42 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Devonaster Schuchert 1914
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†Devonaster chemungensis Schuchert 1915
†Devonaster eucharis Hall 1868
†Devonaster southworthi Kesling and Wright 1965
†Devonaster triradiatus Kesling and Wright 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available