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Metopaster miloni
Taxonomy
Dictydaster miloni was named by Mercier (1935) [destroyed during World War II]. It is not extant. It is the type species of Dictydaster.
It was recombined as Metopaster miloni by Villier (2010).
It was recombined as Metopaster miloni by Villier (2010).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
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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 miloni Mercier 1935
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. Villier 2010 | Mercier described and illustrated a single enlarged ultimate superomarginal plate of Metopaster. The actinal side has five faces for articulation with inferomarginal plates. The adradial face of articulation with the oposite EUS is low, ovale, elongated. The abactinal doming is well defined, elongated in the axis of the plate. The external face with ornament made up of a central area reduced to vermiculate thickenings and sprockets. |