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Cheiropteraster
Taxonomy
Cheiropteraster was named by Stürtz (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l]. Its type is Cheiropteraster giganteus. It is the type genus of Cheiropterasteridae.
It was assigned to Palasteriscidae by Schuchert (1915); to Cheiropterasteridae by Spencer (1934), Lehmann (1957) and Owen (1965); to Encrinasteridae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Encrinasterinae by Harper and Morris (1978); and to Oegophiurida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Palasteriscidae by Schuchert (1915); to Cheiropterasteridae by Spencer (1934), Lehmann (1957) and Owen (1965); to Encrinasteridae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Encrinasterinae by Harper and Morris (1978); and to Oegophiurida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
C. giganteus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1890 | Cheiropteraster Stürtz p. 228 |
| 1915 | Cheiropteraster Schuchert p. 202 |
| 1934 | Cheiropteraster Spencer pp. 443-446 |
| 1957 | Cheiropteraster Lehmann p. 35 |
| 1965 | Cheiropteraster Owen p. 554 |
| 1966 | Cheiropteraster Spencer and Wright p. U85 |
| 1978 | Cheiropteraster Harper and Morris p. 156 |
| 2002 | Cheiropteraster 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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Spencer and Wright 1966, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 409.10000 to 402.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Emsian | Germany | C. giganteus (26904) |