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Moira atropos
Taxonomy
Spatangus atropos was named by Lamarck (1816) [HISTORY: For synonymies, see Mortensen 1952, p. 329 [Kier 1992].].
It was recombined as Schizaster atropos by Holmes (1860), Clark and Twitchell (1915); it was recombined as Moira atropos by Cooke (1942), Kier (1992).
It was recombined as Schizaster atropos by Holmes (1860), Clark and Twitchell (1915); it was recombined as Moira atropos by Cooke (1942), Kier (1992).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1816 | Spatangus atropos Lamarck p. 32 |
| 1860 | Schizaster atropos Holmes p. 5 |
| 1915 | Schizaster atropos Clark and Twitchell p. 227 |
| 1942 | Moira atropos Cooke p. 43 |
| 1992 | Moira atropos Kier p. 20 |
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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.
†Moira atropos Lamarck 1816
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zanclean | Dominican Republic | Moira atropos (74968) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | Schizaster atropos (203376) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Maryland) | Moira atropos (66720) |