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Metopaster downendensis
Taxonomy
Metopaster downendensis was named by Gale (1987). It is not extant. Its type specimen is British Geological Survey, holotype GGS Yd 4127, paratypes Yd 4128-4139.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Metopaster downendensis Gale pp. 27-28 figs. 11, pl. 7 fig. 10-18 |
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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.
†Metopaster downendensis Gale 1987
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| A. S. Gale 1987 | Marginals ossicles low, central areas covered with coarse rugosities amongst which are rather few granule pits. One or two irregularly shaped protuberances project from the lateral border of the superomarginals. |