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Anorthoscutum oregonensis major

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Dendrasteridae

Taxonomy
Dendraster (Calaster) oregonensis major was named by Kew (1920). Its type specimen is UCMP 11044 and 11352 (cotypes) and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Anorthoscutum oregonensis major by Grant and Hertlein (1938).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Dendraster (Calaster) oregonensis major Kew
1938Anorthoscutum oregonensis major Grant and Hertlein p. 93

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderScutellina()
infraorderScutelliformes
familyDendrasteridae
genusAnorthoscutum
speciesoregonensis(Clark 1909)
subspeciesmajor()

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.

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Diagnosis
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