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Opissaster rotundatus
Taxonomy
Schizaster rotundatus was named by Zittel (1864). Its type specimen is VN.1959/325/52, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Opissaster rotundatus by Henderson (1975).
It was recombined as Opissaster rotundatus by Henderson (1975).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1864 | Schizaster rotundatus Zittel p. 64 figs. pl. 11, figs. 1a-c |
1975 | Opissaster rotundatus Henderson p. 21 |
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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.
†Opissaster rotundatus Zittel 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available