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Lepyriactis
Taxonomy
Lepyriactis was named by Spencer (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant. Its type is Lepyriactis nudus. It is the type genus of Lepyriactinidae.
It was assigned to Taeniactininae by Spencer (1927); to Helianthasterinae by Owen (1965); to Lepyriactinidae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Hemizonida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Euaxosida by Blake (2018).
It was assigned to Taeniactininae by Spencer (1927); to Helianthasterinae by Owen (1965); to Lepyriactinidae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Hemizonida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Euaxosida by Blake (2018).
Species
L. nudus (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1927 | Lepyriactis Spencer |
1965 | Lepyriactis Owen p. 561 |
1966 | Lepyriactis Spencer and Wright p. U65 |
2002 | Lepyriactis Sepkoski |
2018 | Lepyriactis Blake p. 56 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992 |