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Mesopalaeaster wilberanus
Taxonomy
Petraster wilberianus was named by Meek and Worthen (1862). It is not extant. Its type specimen is unknown.
It was recombined as Palaeaster wilberanus by Hall (1868); it was recombined as Mesopalaeaster wilberanus by Schuchert (1915).
It was recombined as Palaeaster wilberanus by Hall (1868); it was recombined as Mesopalaeaster wilberanus by Schuchert (1915).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1862 | Petraster wilberianus Meek and Worthen p. 142 |
1868 | Palaeaster wilberanus Hall p. 285 |
1915 | Mesopalaeaster wilberanus Schuchert pp. 84-85 |
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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.
†Mesopalaeaster wilberanus Meek and Worthen 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available