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Australaster
Taxonomy
Australaster was named by Schuchert (1914) [Sepkoski's age data: C u , P l]. Its type is Palaeaster (Monaster) giganteus.
It was assigned to Palaeasteridae by Schuchert (1914), Schuchert (1915) and Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Pustulosida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Palaeasteridae by Schuchert (1914), Schuchert (1915) and Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Pustulosida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1914 | Australaster Schuchert p. 12 |
| 1915 | Australaster Schuchert pp. 72-73 figs. pl. 4 fig. 4 |
| 1966 | Australaster Spencer and Wright p. U50 |
| 2002 | Australaster Sepkoski |
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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.
G. †Australaster Schuchert 1914
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†Australaster giganteus Etheridge Jr. 1892
†Australaster stutchburii Etheridge Jr. 1892
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available