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Mesopalaeaster antiquus
Taxonomy
Asterias antiqua was named by Troost (1835). Its type specimen is USNM 39914 and is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Petraster antiqua by Shumard (1865); it was recombined as Palaeaster (Argaster) antiqua by Hall (1868); it was recombined as Palaeaster antiquus by Miller (1889); it was recombined as Argaster antiqua by Gregory (1899); it was recombined as Palaeaster antiqua by Wood (1909); it was recombined as Mesopalaeaster antiquus by Schuchert (1915).
It was recombined as Petraster antiqua by Shumard (1865); it was recombined as Palaeaster (Argaster) antiqua by Hall (1868); it was recombined as Palaeaster antiquus by Miller (1889); it was recombined as Argaster antiqua by Gregory (1899); it was recombined as Palaeaster antiqua by Wood (1909); it was recombined as Mesopalaeaster antiquus by Schuchert (1915).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1835 | Asterias antiqua Troost p. 232 figs. pl. 10 fig. 9 |
| 1865 | Petraster antiqua Shumard p. 386 |
| 1868 | Palaeaster (Argaster) antiqua Hall p. 287 |
| 1889 | Palaeaster antiquus Miller p. 265 |
| 1899 | Argaster antiqua Gregory p. 345 |
| 1909 | Palaeaster antiqua Wood p. 105 figs. pl. 8 fig. 1 |
| 1915 | Mesopalaeaster antiquus Schuchert pp. 86-87 |
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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 antiquus Troost 1835
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available