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Asteriacites quinquefolius

Asteriacitidae

Taxonomy
Asterosoma quinquefolius was named by Quenstedt (1876).

It was recombined as Asteriacites quinquefolius by Knaust and Neumann (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Asteriacites quinquefolius Knaust and Neumann

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RankNameAuthor
Ichnofossils
familyAsteriacitidae
RankNameAuthor
genusAsteriacites
speciesquinquefolius(Quenstedt 1876)

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.

Asteriacites quinquefolius Quenstedt 1876
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Knaust and C. Neumann 2016Star-shaped imprints and shallowly excavated pits containing relatively wide arms with a length:width ratio of less than 2.
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Collections
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