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Tuberaster tuberculatus

Taxonomy
Tuberaster tuberculatus was named by Peron and Gauthier (1885). Its type specimen is VN. 1959/335/51, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Lovenia tuberculata by Henderson (1975); it was recombined as Hemipatagus tuberculatus by Zittel (1864) and Kroh (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Hemipatagus tuberculatus Zittel p. 63 figs. pl. 12, figs. 1a-c
1885Tuberaster tuberculatus Peron and Gauthier
1975Lovenia tuberculata Henderson p. 31
2007Hemipatagus tuberculatus Kroh p. 191

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RankNameAuthor
genusTuberasterPeron and Gauthier 1885
RankNameAuthor
speciestuberculatusPeron and Gauthier 1885

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.

†Tuberaster tuberculatus Peron and Gauthier 1885
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Diagnosis
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