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Compsaster formosus

Asteroidea - Compsasteridae

Taxonomy
Compsaster formosus was named by Worthen and Miller (1883). Its type specimen is Holotype IGS2476, Illinois State Geological Survey and is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Compsaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Compsaster formosus Worthen and Miller p. 327 figs. pl. 31 fig. 2
1915Compsaster formosus Schuchert p. 192 figs. pl. 31 figs. 1, 2
2002Compsaster formosus Blake pp. 364-366 figs. fig. 1B, B, D, F, 2A-E
2018Compsaster formosus Blake p. 50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
familyCompsasteridae
genusCompsaster
speciesformosus

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.

†Compsaster formosus Worthen and Miller 1883
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Diagnosis
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