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Asteronyx
Taxonomy
Asteronyx was named by Müller and Troschel (1842) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Asteronychidae, Asteronychinae.
It was assigned to Asteronychinae by Matsumoto (1915); to Phrynophiurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asteronychidae by Spencer and Wright (1966), Jagt (2000), O'Hara et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Asteronychinae by Matsumoto (1915); to Phrynophiurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asteronychidae by Spencer and Wright (1966), Jagt (2000), O'Hara et al. (2018).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1842 | Asteronyx Müller and Troschel |
| 1915 | Asteronyx Matsumoto p. 52 |
| 1966 | Asteronyx Spencer and Wright p. U91 |
| 2000 | Asteronyx Jagt p. 8 |
| 2002 | Asteronyx Sepkoski |
| 2018 | Asteronyx O'Hara et al. p. 6 |
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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. Asteronyx Müller and Troschel 1842
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†Asteronyx simplex Müller 1950
†Asteronyx spinulosa Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Asteronyx valkenburgensis Berry 1938
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Warner 1982, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campanian | Sweden | A. sp. (59071) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) | A. simplex, A. spinulosa (32022) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian | Denmark | A. simplex, A. spinulosa (32023) |