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Estoniaster maennili
Taxonomy
Estoniaster maennili was named by Blake and Rozhnov (2007). Its type specimen is Holotype PIN 4125/766; paratypes PIN 4125/767 and PIN 4125/768 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vasalemma, Vasalemma Fm., which is in a Keila reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Vasalemma Formation of Estonia. It is the type species of Estoniaster.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Estoniaster maennili Blake and Rozhnov pp. 521-523 figs. fig. 2 |
| 2018 | Estoniaster maennili Blake p. 27 |
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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.
†Estoniaster maennili Blake and Rozhnov 2007
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| D. B. Blake and S. Rozhnov 2007 | Estoniaster differs from other representatives of the family in the presence of a large, domed madreporite near the body margin; presence of two well−defined marginal series in which the superomarginals are fusiform and at least some bear a single enlarged accessory; inferomarginals lack enlarged spines. |