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Onychaster barrisi

Ophiuroidea - Phrynophiurida - Onychasteridae

Taxonomy
Protaster barrisi was named by Hall (1861). Its type specimen is Syntypes MCZ 108083, 108085 and is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Onychaster barrisi by Meek and Worthen (1869), Meek and Worthen (1873), Schuchert (1915), Spencer (1927) and Owen (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Protaster barrisi Hall p. 18
1869Onychaster barrisi Meek and Worthen p. 83
1873Onychaster barrisi Meek and Worthen p. 476 figs. pl. 10 fig. 1
1915Onychaster barrisi Schuchert pp. 272-273
1927Onychaster barrisi Spencer p. 340 figs. text-figs. 219, 20, pl. 21 fig. 13
1965Onychaster barrisi Owen p. 558

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
orderPhrynophiurida
suborderEuryalina
familyOnychasteridae
genusOnychaster
speciesbarrisi()

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.

†Onychaster barrisi Hall 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available