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Merriamaster
Taxonomy
Merriamaster was named by Lambert (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u T Plio-u Sepkoski's reference number: 577].
It was assigned to Scutellidae by Grant and Hertlein (1938); to Dendrasteridae by Durham (1955) and Durham (1966); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Scutellidae by Grant and Hertlein (1938); to Dendrasteridae by Durham (1955) and Durham (1966); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1911 | Merriamaster Lambert p. 64 |
| 1914 | Orchoporus Lambert and Thiery |
| 1938 | Orchoporus Grant and Hertlein p. 50 |
| 1938 | Merriamaster Grant and Hertlein p. 64 |
| 1955 | Merriamaster Durham pp. 161 - 162 figs. Figs. 4, f; 35, c |
| 1966 | Merriamaster Durham p. U480 |
| 2002 | Merriamaster Sepkoski |
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G. †Merriamaster Lambert 1911
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†Merriamaster perrini Weaver 1908
†Merriamaster weaveri Durham and Morgan 1978
Invalid names: Orchoporus Lambert and Thiery 1914 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available