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Mesopalaeasterinae
Taxonomy
Mesopalaeasterinae was named by Schuchert (1915). Its type is Mesopalaeaster.
It was assigned to Promopalaeasteridae by Schuchert (1915), Spencer (1916), Withers and Keble (1934) and Owen (1965); to Mesopalaeasteridae by Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Pustulosida by Blake (1989).
It was assigned to Promopalaeasteridae by Schuchert (1915), Spencer (1916), Withers and Keble (1934) and Owen (1965); to Mesopalaeasteridae by Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Pustulosida by Blake (1989).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1915 | Mesopalaeasterinae Schuchert p. 74 |
| 1916 | Mesopalaeasterinae Spencer pp. 79-80 |
| 1934 | Mesopalaeasterinae Withers and Keble p. 223 |
| 1965 | Mesopalaeasterinae Owen p. 568 |
| 1966 | Mesopalaeasterinae Spencer and Wright p. U51 |
| 1989 | Mesopalaeasterinae Blake p. 212 |
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Subfm. †Mesopalaeasterinae Schuchert 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available