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Codaster
Taxonomy
Codaster was named by M'Coy (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-u Sepkoski's reference number: 82]. It is not extant. Its type is Codaster acutus.
It was assigned to Codasteridae by McCoy (1849), Bodenbender and Fisher (2001); and to Fissiculata by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Codasteridae by McCoy (1849), Bodenbender and Fisher (2001); and to Fissiculata by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1849 | Codaster M'Coy p. 250 |
| 1849 | Codaster McCoy p. 250 |
| 2001 | Codaster Bodenbender and Fisher p. 365 |
| 2002 | Codaster Sepkoski |
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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. †Codaster M'Coy 1849
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†Codaster acutus M'Coy 1849
†Codaster americanus Shumard 1858
†Codaster pyramidatus Shumard 1858
†Codaster robustus Rowley 1857
†Codaster whitei Hall 1861
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eifelian | USA (New York) | C. pyramidatus (9547) | |
| Southwoodian | USA (Indiana) | C. pyramidatus, C. americanus (230505) | |
| Osagean | USA (Kentucky) | C. jessieae (59889) | |
| Brigantian | United Kingdom (England) | C. acutus (154728) | |
| Pendleian | Kazakhstan | C. shimanskii (8421) |