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Xenocrinus penicillus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Xenocrinidae

Taxonomy
Xenocrinus penicillus was named by Miller (1881). It is the type species of Xenocrinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Xenocrinus penicillus Miller p. 72 figs. Pl. 1, figs. 3a-3c
1978Xenocrinus penicillus Ubaghs et al. pp. T118, T440 figs. 90, no. 5; 249, no. 1
2010Xenocrinus penicillus Ausich and Copper p. 23
2019Xenocrinus penicillus Ausich and Cournoyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
familyXenocrinidaeMiller 1890
genusXenocrinusMiller 1881
speciespenicillus

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.

Xenocrinus penicillus Miller 1881
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Diagnosis
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