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Megistocrinus
Taxonomy
Megistocrinus was named by Owen and Shumard (1852) [Sepkoski's age data: D Gedi C Vise-l Sepkoski's reference number: 986].
It was assigned to Batocrinidae by Laudon (1936); to Periechocrininae by Goldring (1936); and to Monobathrida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Batocrinidae by Laudon (1936); to Periechocrininae by Goldring (1936); and to Monobathrida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Synonymy list
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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. †Megistocrinus Owen and Shumard 1852
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†Megistocrinus depressus Hall 1862
†Megistocrinus pernodosus Thomas 1929
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Collections (16 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Devonian | USA (New York) | M. depressus (123541) | |
| Emsian | New Zealand | M. reeftonensis (40527) | |
| Middle Devonian | USA (New York) | M. depressus (91240) | |
| Middle Devonian | USA (Indiana) | M. expansus (11101) | |
| Givetian | USA (Illinois) | M. sp. (76641 76642) | |
| Givetian | USA (Iowa) | M. pernodosus (123300) | |
| Givetian | USA (Ohio) | M. depressus (76565) | |
| Givetian | USA (New York) | M. depressus (8993 9003 9006) M. sp. (94451 206793) | |
| Kinderhookian | USA (Montana) | M. sp. (163808 163810) | |
| Chadian | United Kingdom | M. globosus (90820) |