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Cholaster
Taxonomy
Cholaster was named by Worthen and Miller (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: C Serp-l]. Its type is Cholaster peculiaris. It is the type genus of Cholasteridae.
It was assigned to Cholasteridae by Worthen and Miller (1883) and Schuchert (1915); to Ophiurinae by Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Ophiurida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Cholasteridae by Worthen and Miller (1883) and Schuchert (1915); to Ophiurinae by Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Ophiurida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
C. peculiaris (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1883 | Cholaster Worthen and Miller p. 328 |
| 1915 | Cholaster Schuchert pp. 265-266 |
| 1966 | Cholaster Spencer and Wright p. U95 |
| 2002 | Cholaster Sepkoski |
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G. †Cholaster Worthen and Miller 1883
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†Cholaster peculiaris Worthen and Miller 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available