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Arkonaster topororum

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Helianthasteridae

Taxonomy
Arkonaster topororum was named by Kesling (1982). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype UMMP 64451. Its type locality is Arkonaster collection, Arkona Shale, Ausable River, which is in a Devonian marine shale in the Arkona Shale Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Arkonaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Arkonaster topororum Kesling pp. 87-91 figs. figs. 1-6; pls. 1-7
2009Arkonaster topororum Blake p. 307
2018Arkonaster topororum Blake p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyHelianthasteridae
genusArkonaster
speciestopororum

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.

†Arkonaster topororum Kesling 1982
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Diagnosis
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