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Palaeaster
Taxonomy
Palaeaster was named by Hall (1852) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-l]. Its type is Palaeaster niagarensis. It is the type genus of Palaeasteridae.
It was assigned to Pustulosida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palaeasteridae by Schuchert (1915), Spencer and Wright (1966) and Blake (2018).
It was assigned to Pustulosida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palaeasteridae by Schuchert (1915), Spencer and Wright (1966) and Blake (2018).
Species
P. exculptus, P. niagarensis (type species)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1852 | Palaeaster Hall p. 247 |
| 1881 | Palaeaster exculptus Miller p. 69 figs. pl. 1 fig. 1 |
| 1915 | Palaeaster Schuchert pp. 67-69 |
| 1915 | Promopalaeaster exculptus Schuchert pp. 117-118 figs. pl. 18 fig. 7, pl. 20 fig. 2 |
| 1966 | Palaeaster Spencer and Wright p. U50 |
| 2002 | Palaeaster Sepkoski |
| 2018 | Palaeaster Blake p. 39 |
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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.
G. †Palaeaster Hall 1852
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†Palaeaster niagarensis Hall 1852
Invalid names: Palaeaster exculptus Miller 1881 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available