Micrasterina Fisher, 1966
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https://doi.org/ 10.24199/j.mmv.2005.62.3 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10870970 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C17C87DA-9908-716D-FF66-E6789599FD4C |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Micrasterina Fisher, 1966 |
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Suborder Micrasterina Fisher, 1966 View in CoL
Family Incertae sedis
Remarks. The combination of generic features, particularly the presence of a marginal ‘peripetalous’ fasciole, intermittent horizontal fasciole bands and a rudimentary non re-entrant peripetalous fasciole clear of the distal ends of paired petals, clearly distinguish the new genus Murraypneustes from virtually all other taxa assigned to the Micrasterina , in particular the 22 genera included in the Asterostomatidae Fisher, 1966 . Only one of these genera, Asterostoma Agassiz, 1847 , has tentatively been retained in the Asterostomatidae (together with Stomaporus Cotteau, 1888 , a genus originally assigned to the Brissidae Gray, 1855 ) by Smith et al. (2003). Of the remaining 21 genera, Smith et al. have conditionally reassigned 13 to other families, only six of which are included in the Micrasterina . The remaining eight are listed as incertae sedis or as belonging to an unnamed taxon. Until a detailed revision of these latter genera is published, it is considered imprudent to assign the new genus to a specific family.
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