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Taeniaster spinosus
Taxonomy
Palaeocoma spinosa was named by Billings (1857). Its type specimen is Lectotype 1404, Victoria Memorial Museum, Ottawa and is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Taeniaster.
It was recombined as Taeniaster spinosus by Billings (1858), Miller (1889), Schuchert (1915), Spencer (1934) and Owen (1965).
It was recombined as Taeniaster spinosus by Billings (1858), Miller (1889), Schuchert (1915), Spencer (1934) and Owen (1965).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1857 | Palaeocoma spinosa Billings p. 292 |
| 1858 | Taeniaster spinosus Billings p. 81 figs. pl. 10 figs. 3 |
| 1878 | Protaster fimbriata Ulrich p. 95 figs. pl. 4 fig. 9 |
| 1878 | Protasterina fimbriata Ulrich p. 95 figs. pl. 4 fig. 9 |
| 1889 | Taeniaster spinosus Miller p. 285 figs. fig. 439 |
| 1908 | Protaster whiteavesianus Parks p. 368 figs. figs. 1-6 |
| 1915 | Taeniaster spinosus Schuchert p. 219 figs. text-fig. 17, pl. 36 fig. 1 |
| 1915 | Protaster whiteavesianus Schuchert p. 227 |
| 1934 | Taeniaster spinosus Spencer pp. 488-491 figs. text-figs. 291C, 292, 293, 315-320, pl. 31 fig. 9 |
| 1965 | Taeniaster fimbriatus Owen p. 550 |
| 1965 | Taeniaster spinosus Owen p. 550 |
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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.
†Taeniaster spinosus Billings 1857
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Invalid names: Protaster whiteavesianus Parks 1908 [synonym], Protasterina fimbriata Ulrich 1878 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available