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Mesopalaeaster dubius

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Mesopalaeasteridae

Taxonomy
Palaeaster dubius was named by Miller and Dyer (1878). Its type specimen is Holotype MCZ 108058 and is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Mesopalaeaster dubius by Schuchert (1915).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. lancolatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Palaeaster dubius Miller and Dyer p. 5 figs. pl. 5 fig. 8
1915Mesopalaeaster dubius Schuchert pp. 85-86

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

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 dubius Miller and Dyer 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available