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Uperocrinus
Taxonomy
Uperocrinus was named by Meek and Worthen (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-l C Vise-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1247].
It was assigned to Monobathrida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Batocrinidae by Ubaghs et al. (1978) and Ausich et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Monobathrida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Batocrinidae by Ubaghs et al. (1978) and Ausich et al. (2018).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1865 | Uperocrinus Meek and Worthen |
1978 | Uperocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T471 |
2002 | Uperocrinus Sepkoski |
2018 | Uperocrinus Ausich et al. p. 708 |
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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. †Uperocrinus Meek and Worthen 1865
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†Uperocrinus kuesi Rhenberg and Kammer 2013
†Uperocrinus nashvillae Hall 1858
†Uperocrinus pyriformis Shumard 1855
†Uperocrinus robustus Wachsmuth and Springer 1897
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Invalid names: Actinocrinites holbrooki Troost 1850 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004 |
Collections (23 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Famennian | China (Xinjiang) | U. zhaoae (3565) | |
Tournaisian | USA (Kentucky) | U. acuminatus, U. pyriformis (65685 65686 65689) U. pyriformis (65691) | |
Osagean | USA (Kentucky) | U. nashvillae (165194 165200 165201) U. nashvillae, U. robustus (6203 6204 6205 6206 165192 165193 165195) U. robustus (165204) | |
Osagean | USA (New Mexico) | U. kuesi (235909) U. sp. (235917) | |
Osagean | USA (Tennessee) | U. apheles (165240) U. nashvillae, U. robustus (165239 165241) | |
Osagean - Chadian | USA (Kentucky) | U. nashvillae, U. robustus (6201) | |
Chadian | USA (Indiana) | U. apheles (2059) |