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Ampelocrinus
Taxonomy
Ampelocrinus was named by Kirk (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-u C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 660]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Ampelocrinidae.
It was assigned to Ampelocrinidae by Ubaghs et al. (1978), Webster and Jell (1999); to Cladida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Articuliformes by Wright (2017).
It was assigned to Ampelocrinidae by Ubaghs et al. (1978), Webster and Jell (1999); to Cladida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Articuliformes by Wright (2017).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1942 | Ampelocrinus Kirk |
| 1978 | Ampelocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T674 |
| 1999 | Ampelocrinus Webster and Jell p. 317 |
| 2002 | Ampelocrinus Sepkoski |
| 2017 | Ampelocrinus Wright |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Age range: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Morrowan or 335.90000 to 318.60000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Brigantian | United Kingdom | A. plumosus (90826) | |
| Morrowan | USA (Oklahoma) | A. convexus (128689) |