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Clarkeaster
Taxonomy
Clarkeaster was named by Ruedemann (1916) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras]. It is not extant. Its type is Palaeaster clarki. It is the type genus of Clarkeasterinae.
It was assigned to Clarkeasterinae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Pustulosida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Clarkeasteridae by Blake (2018).
It was assigned to Clarkeasterinae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Pustulosida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Clarkeasteridae by Blake (2018).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1916 | Clarkeaster Ruedemann |
| 1966 | Clarkeaster Spencer and Wright p. U51 |
| 2002 | Clarkeaster Sepkoski |
| 2018 | Clarkeaster Blake p. 48 |
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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. †Clarkeaster Ruedemann 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available