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Metopaster kagstrupensis
Taxonomy
Metopaster kagstrupensis was named by Brünnich-Nielsen (1943). It is not extant.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1943 | Metopaster kagstrupensis Brünnich-Nielsen pp. 33-35 figs. pl. 1 fig. 13-15 |
| 1945 | Metopaster kagstrupensis Rasmussen p. 418 |
| 1950 | Metopaster kagstrupensis Rasmussen pp. 43-45 figs. 4i, pl. 5 fig. 1-4 |
| 1979 | Metopaster kagstrupensis Rasmussen p. 70 |
| 2000 | Metopaster kagstrupensis Jagt p. 398 figs. pl. 8 fig. 9-12, pl. 9 fig. 4-7, pl. 12 |
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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 kagstrupensis Brünnich-Nielsen 1943
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| H. W. Rasmussen 1950 | A Metopaster with three superomarginals in each side of the arm. They are strongly tumid. Ornamentation is that common for the genus. The ossicular angle is large. The median inferomarginals are taller than the superomarginals. The tip of the arm (the terminal ossicle) is generally situated at about the level of the animal’s abactinal surface. |