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Vandelooaster plicatilis

Ophiuroidea - Cheiropterasteridae

Taxonomy
Vandelooaster plicatilis was named by Jell (1997). Its type specimen is Holotype NYSM 16100, Paratypes NYSM 16101-16106 and is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Vandelooaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Vandelooaster plicatilis Jell pp. 307-309 figs. figs. 1.1-1.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
familyCheiropterasteridae
genusVandelooaster
speciesplicatilis

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Jell 1997As for genus, by monotypy.