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Asteriacites stelliformis

Asteriacitidae

Taxonomy
Asteriacites stelliformis was named by Miller and Dyer (1878) [* 1878 Heliophycus stelliforme Miller and Dyer, p. 2; pl. 3, fig. 3 partim 1908 Spongaster falax Fritsch, p. 9; pl. 8, figs. 1–3].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Asteriacites stelliformis Miller and Dyer
2016Asteriacites stelliformis Knaust and Neumann

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RankNameAuthor
Ichnofossils
familyAsteriacitidae
RankNameAuthor
genusAsteriacites
speciesstelliformisMiller and Dyer 1878

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.

Asteriacites stelliformis Miller and Dyer 1878
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Knaust and C. Neumann 2016Star-shaped imprints and shallowly excavated pits containing relatively short arms with a length:width ratio of more than 2.