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Mesopalaeasteridae
Taxonomy
Mesopalaeasteridae was named by Schuchert (1915). It is not extant. Its type is Mesopalaeaster.
It was assigned to Palaeasteraceae by Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Euaxosida by Blake (2018).
It was assigned to Palaeasteraceae by Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Euaxosida by Blake (2018).
Subtaxa
Coccaster, Lepidactininae, Macroporaster, Medinaster, Mesopalaeaster (type genus), Mesopalaeasterinae
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1915 | Mesopalaeasteridae Schuchert |
| 1966 | Mesopalaeasteridae Spencer and Wright p. U51 |
| 2018 | Mesopalaeasteridae Blake p. 31 |
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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.
Fm. †Mesopalaeasteridae Schuchert 1915
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G. †Mesopalaeaster Schuchert 1914
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Subg. †Mesopalaeaster (Hemipalaeaster) Blake 2018
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†Mesopalaeaster (Hemipalaeaster) schucherti Foerste 1919
†Mesopalaeaster antiquus Troost 1835
†Mesopalaeaster bellulus Billings 1865
†Mesopalaeaster cataractensis Schuchert 1915
†Mesopalaeaster clarki Clarke and Swartz 1913
†Mesopalaeaster complicatus Spencer 1916
†Mesopalaeaster dubius Miller and Dyer 1878
†Mesopalaeaster finei Ulrich 1879
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Invalid names: Promopalaeaster proavitus Schuchert 1915 [synonym]
†Mesopalaeaster granti Spencer 1884
†Mesopalaeaster intermedius Schuchert 1915
†Mesopalaeaster lanceolatus Schuchert 1915
†Mesopalaeaster parviusculus Billings 1860
†Mesopalaeaster primus Spencer 1916
†Mesopalaeaster shafferi Hall 1868
†Mesopalaeaster wilberanus Meek and Worthen 1862
Subfm. †Mesopalaeasterinae Schuchert 1915
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Invalid names: Lepidactininae Spencer 1918 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available