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Longwyaster
Taxonomy
Longwyaster was named by Gale (2018). Its type is Longwyaster delsatei. It was considered monophyletic by Gale (2018).
It was assigned to Pterasteridae by Gale (2018).
It was assigned to Pterasteridae by Gale (2018).
Species
L. delsatei (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Longwyaster Gale p. 299 |
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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
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A.S. Gale 2018 | A basal pterasterid, which displays weak muscularisation of the abactinal ossicles, and in which the primary radial ossicle bears a low, broad pedicel. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available