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Cnemidactis osloensis

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Cnemidactinidae

Taxonomy
Cnemidactis osloensis was named by Hansen et al. (2005). Its type specimen is Holotype PMO 203.380 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is beach section north of Djuptrekodden, which is in a Llanvirn coastal mudstone/grainstone in the Elnes Formation of Norway.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Cnemidactis osloensis Hansen et al. pp. 211-212 figs. Figs 3, 4, 5A-E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyCnemidactinidae
genusCnemidactis
speciesosloensis

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†Cnemidactis osloensis Hansen et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Hansen et al. 2005Arms relatively short, tapering; odontophore only reached by proximalmost inferomarginal in side view.