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Metopaster maculatus
Taxonomy
Ravniaster maculatus was named by Brünnich-Nielsen (1943). It is not extant.
It was recombined as Metopaster maculatus by Rasmussen (1950) and Rasmussen (1979).
It was recombined as Metopaster maculatus by Rasmussen (1950) and Rasmussen (1979).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1943 | Ravniaster maculatus Brünnich-Nielsen pp. 50-51 figs. 20, pl. 3 fig. 5-8 |
| 1950 | Metopaster maculatus Rasmussen p. 52 figs. pl. 5 fig. 14-15 |
| 1979 | Metopaster maculatus Rasmussen p. 70 |
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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 maculatus Brünnich-Nielsen 1943
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| H. W. Rasmussen 1950 | A Metopaster whose ornamentation is made up of depressed border-zone, and a very limited central area bearing scattered spine-pits. One or two inferomarginals correspond to the ultimate superomarginal. |