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Dendraster pacificus
Taxonomy
Dendraster pacificus was named by Kew (1920). Its type specimen is CAS 448 and UCMP 11340 (cotypes) and is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Merriamaster pacificus by Grant and Hertlein (1938).
It was recombined as Merriamaster pacificus by Grant and Hertlein (1938).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1920 | Dendraster pacificus Kew pp. 128 - 129 figs. Plate 33, figures 1a, 1b, 1c |
| 1938 | Merriamaster pacificus Grant and Hertlein p. 67 |
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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.
†Dendraster pacificus Kew 1920
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Langhian - Serravallian | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | Merriamaster pacificus (13450) | |
| Pliocene | USA (California) | Merriamaster pacificus (120820) | |
| Pliocene | Mexico (Baja California) | Dendraster pacificus (97124) |