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Australaster stutchburii

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Palaeasteridae

Taxonomy
Palaeaster (Monaster) stutchburii was named by Etheridge (1892). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Ravensfield Quarry, near Farley (MM collection), which is in an Artinskian marine sandstone in the Farley Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Monaster stutchburii by Gregory (1899); it was recombined as Australaster stutchburii by Schuchert (1915).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Palaeaster (Monaster) stutchburii Etheridge Jr. p. 73 figs. pl. 13 fig. 1
1899Monaster stutchburii Gregory p. 346
1915Australaster stutchburii Schuchert p. 73

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderHadrosida
familyPalaeasteridae
genusAustralaster
speciesstutchburii()

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.

Australaster stutchburii Etheridge Jr. 1892
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Diagnosis
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