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Promopalaeaster dyeri

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Promopalaeasteridae

Taxonomy
Palaeaster dyeri was named by Meek (1872). Its type specimen is Holotype MCZ 108061 and is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Promopalaeaster dyeri by Schuchert (1915).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. quadriserialis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Palaeaster dyeri Meek p. 257
1873Palaeaster dyeri Meek p. 58 figs. pl. 4 fig. 2
1915Promopalaeaster dyeri Schuchert pp. 120-122 figs. Pl. 18 fig. 8, pl. 20 figs. 3-6, pl. 25 fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderHadrosida
familyPromopalaeasteridae
genusPromopalaeaster
speciesdyeri()

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.

†Promopalaeaster dyeri Meek 1872
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Diagnosis
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