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Mesopalaeaster cataractensis

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Mesopalaeasteridae

Taxonomy
Mesopalaeaster cataractensis was named by Schuchert (1915). Its type specimen is collection of the Hamilton Natural History Society and is not a trace fossil.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Mesopalaeaster cataractensis Schuchert p. 89 figs. pl. 9 fig. 2

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

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 cataractensis Schuchert 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available