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Archastropecten clavaeformis
Taxonomy
Astropecten clavaeformis was named by Wright (1861). Its type specimen is at the Museum of the Geological Survey and is a cast.
It was recombined as Archastropecten clavaeformis by Hess (1955).
It was recombined as Archastropecten clavaeformis by Hess (1955).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1861 | Astropecten clavaeformis Wright p. 428 |
| 1863 | Astropecten clavaeformis Wright pp. 125-127 figs. pl. 10a, fig. 3; pl. 11 |
| 1867 | Astropecten clavaeformis Quenstedt p. 710 |
| 1875 | Astropecten clavaeformis Phillips p. 237 |
| 1885 | Astropecten clavaeformis Quenstedt p. 906 |
| 1892 | Astropecten clavaeformis Fox-Strangeways p. 198 |
| 1935 | Astropecten clavaeformis Mercier pp. 44, figs. pl. 2, fig. 15 |
| 1955 | Archastropecten clavaeformis Hess pp. 31-32 |
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†Archastropecten clavaeformis Wright 1861
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| H. Hess 1955 | Arm base constricted. Actinolateral fields reduced to reduced plate row in the arm and the base of the arm. |