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Mesopalaeaster wilberanus

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Mesopalaeasteridae

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).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Petraster wilberianus Meek and Worthen p. 142
1868Palaeaster wilberanus Hall p. 285
1915Mesopalaeaster wilberanus Schuchert pp. 84-85

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyMesopalaeasteridae
genusMesopalaeaster
specieswilberanus()

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