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Metopaster stratifera
Taxonomy
Asterias stratifera was named by Desmoulins (1832). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Museum of Bordeaux, two syntype n°251. It was considered monophyletic by Villier (1995).
It was recombined as Pentetagonaster stratifera by d'Orbigny (1850); it was recombined as Pentetagonaster stratiferus by Beltrémieux (1866); it was recombined as Teichaster stratifera by Valette (1925); it was recombined as Metopaster stratifera by Villier (1995).
It was recombined as Pentetagonaster stratifera by d'Orbigny (1850); it was recombined as Pentetagonaster stratiferus by Beltrémieux (1866); it was recombined as Teichaster stratifera by Valette (1925); it was recombined as Metopaster stratifera by Villier (1995).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1832 | Asterias stratifera Desmoulins pp. 200-201 figs. pl. 2, fig. 6 |
| 1848 | Asterias stratifera Forbes p. 473 |
| 1850 | Pentetagonaster stratifera d'Orbigny p. 274 |
| 1866 | Pentetagonaster stratiferus Beltrémieux p. 65 |
| 1925 | Teichaster stratifera Valette pp. 174-176 |
| 1995 | Metopaster stratifera Villier pp. 99-101 fig. 34b |
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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 stratifera Desmoulins 1832
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| L. Villier 1995 | Metopaster of small size. Enlarged ultimate superomarginal plates short. Raised central area smooth and narrow depressed margin. External face convex. Intermediate marginals squared. Lateral faces parallel, concave with a thickened margin. |