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Aspidocrinus

Crinoidea

Discussion

A holdfast

Taxonomy
Aspidocrinus was named by Hall (1858) [Not cyrtocrinid "Aspidocrinus" from Sepkoski compendium, which was a mis-spelling of Apsidocrinus Jaekel 1907]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Aspidocrinus scutelliformis.

It was assigned to Crinoidea by Ubaghs and Moore (1978).

Species
A. digitatus, A. scutelliformis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Aspidocrinus Hall
1978Aspidocrinus Ubaghs and Moore p. T932

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
genusAspidocrinusHall 1858

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. †Aspidocrinus Hall 1858
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available