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A replacement name,Scotiadiscus nom. nov., is proposed for the Ordovician cyclocystoid genusActinodiscus Smith & Paul, 1982 (Echinodermata). The name was preoccupied byActinodiscus de Blainville, 1830 (Anthozoa).
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Für den präokkupierten NamenActinodiscus Smith & Paul, 1982 (Echinodermata: Cyclocystoidea) [nonActinodiscus de Blainville, 1830 (Cnidaria: Anthozoa)] wirdScotiadiscus nom. nov. vorgeschlagen.
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Reich, M., Smith, A.B. Scotiadiscus nom. nov., a replacement name forActinodiscus Smith & Paul, 1982 (Cyclocystoidea), preoccupied byActinodiscus de Blainville, 1830 (Anthozoa). Paläontol Z 82, 100–101 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02988436
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