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Botryocrinus

Crinoidea

Taxonomy
Botryocrinus was named by Angelin (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-u D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 254]. It is not extant. Its type is Botryocrinus ramosissimus. It is the type genus of Botryocrinidae.

It was assigned to Botryocrinidae by Laudon (1936), Ubaghs et al. (1978); to Cladida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cyathoformes by Wright (2017).

Species
B. ramosissimus (type species), B. thomasi
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by B. Mamo on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Botryocrinus Angelin
1936Botryocrinus Laudon
1978Botryocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T613
2002Botryocrinus Sepkoski
2017Botryocrinus Wright

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
superorderCyathoformes
genusBotryocrinusAngelin 1878

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.

G. †Botryocrinus Angelin 1878
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Botryocrinus ramosissimus Angelin 1878
Botryocrinus thomasi Laudon 1936
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available