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Parametopaster altus

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Metopaster altus was named by Schulz and Weitschat (1975). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Geologisch-Paläontologischen Institute, University of Hamburg, holotype SGPIH 17.

It was recombined as Parametopaster altus by Breton (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Metopaster altus Schulz and Weitschat pp. 268-269 figs. pl. 27, fig. 1-3
1987Metopaster altus Gale p. 21
1992Parametopaster altus Breton p. 186

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyGoniasteridae
genusParametopaster
speciesaltus()

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.

†Parametopaster altus Schulz and Weitschat 1975
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. G. Schulz and W. Weitschat 19758 superomarginals in each side; median superomarginals short and high, abactinal part regularly swollen. Ultimate superomarginals rounded-triangular, in contact with four inferomarginals. Outer face of marginals with raised central field; the outer part with small hexagonal spine pits, the central with large rounded spine pits.