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Anorthoscutum oregonensis
Taxonomy
Scutella (Echinarachnius) oregonensis was named by Clark (1909). Its type specimen is USNM 153975, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Dendraster oregonensis by Clark and Twitchell (1915) and Howe (1922); it was recombined as Dendraster (Calaster) oregonensis by Kew (1920); it was recombined as Anorthoscutum oregonense by Grant and Hertlein (1938); it was recombined as Anorthoscutum oregonensis by Weaver (1942); it was recombined as Scutellaster oregonensis by Wagner (1974).
It was recombined as Dendraster oregonensis by Clark and Twitchell (1915) and Howe (1922); it was recombined as Dendraster (Calaster) oregonensis by Kew (1920); it was recombined as Anorthoscutum oregonense by Grant and Hertlein (1938); it was recombined as Anorthoscutum oregonensis by Weaver (1942); it was recombined as Scutellaster oregonensis by Wagner (1974).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1909 | Scutella (Echinarachnius) oregonensis Clark p. 140 figs. pl. 7, fig. 2 |
| 1915 | Dendraster oregonensis Clark and Twitchell p. 195 |
| 1920 | Dendraster (Calaster) oregonensis Kew pp. 132 - 133 figs. Plate 33, figures 2a, 2b |
| 1922 | Dendraster oregonensis Howe p. 94 |
| 1938 | Anorthoscutum oregonense Grant and Hertlein p. 92 |
| 1942 | Anorthoscutum oregonensis Weaver p. 8 |
| 1974 | Scutellaster oregonensis Wagner p. 120 |
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†Anorthoscutum oregonensis Clark 1909
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†Anorthoscutum oregonense quaylet Grant and Hertlein 1938
†Anorthoscutum oregonensis major Kew 1920
†Anorthoscutum oregonensis quaylei Grant and Hertlein 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available