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Promopalaeaster wykoffi
Taxonomy
Palaeaster wykoffi was named by Miller and Gurley (1897). Its type specimen is Holotype 6066, University of Chicago and is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Promopalaeaster wykoffi by Schuchert (1915).
It was recombined as Promopalaeaster wykoffi by Schuchert (1915).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1897 | Palaeaster wykoffi Miller and Gurley p. 46 figs. pl. 3 fig. 27 |
| 1915 | Promopalaeaster wykoffi Schuchert pp. 119-120 figs. Pl. 18 fig. 6, pl. 19 fig. 2 |
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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.
†Promopalaeaster wykoffi Miller and Gurley 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Richmondian | USA (Ohio) | Promopalaeaster wykoffi (5326) |