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Citation: Discoaster clavatus Noël 1960Taxonomic rank: speciesLanguage: FRType age (chronostrat): Miocene-PlioceneStandardised type level: 140_NEOGENEType locality: VariousType repository: Paris, MNHN (Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle)Repository Country: FranceFarinacci catalog page (& compiler): 12089
Combinations:
Discoaster clavatus Noël 1960 (basionym) term for discoasters with club-shaped ray tips, type illustration is sketch of a badly preserved variabilis group Discoaster but is not identifiable further.
References:
Noël, D. (1960). Revison du genre Discoaster Tan Sin Hok 1927. Universite d'Alger, Fac, des Sciences, . 201-232. gs
Discoaster clavatus: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci. Viewed: 6-10-2026