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Schuchertia laxata

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae

Taxonomy
Schuchertia laxata was named by Schuchert (1915). Its type specimen is Syntypes USNM 60613, 60623 and is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Schuchertia laxata Schuchert pp. 198-199 figs. Pl. 32 fig. 3, pl. 33 figs. 2, 3
1922Schuchertia laxata Spencer pp. 212-215 figs. text-figs. 150-153, pl. 15 fig. 1
1965Schuchertia laxata Owen p. 563
2016Schuchertia laxata Blake et al. p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyPalasterinidae
genusSchuchertia
specieslaxata

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.

Schuchertia laxata Schuchert 1915
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Diagnosis
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