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Merocrinus curtus
Taxonomy
Dendrocrinus curtus was named by Ulrich (1879). It is the type species of Merocrinus.
It was recombined as Merocrinus curtus by Brower et al. (2024).
It was recombined as Merocrinus curtus by Brower et al. (2024).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1879 | Dendrocrinus curtus Ulrich p. 18 figs. pl. 7, fig. 14 |
| 1883 | Merocrinus typus Walcott p. 3 |
| 1883 | Merocrinus corroboratus Walcott p. 4 |
| 2024 | Merocrinus curtus Brower et al. p. 413 |
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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.
†Merocrinus curtus Ulrich 1879
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Invalid names: Merocrinus corroboratus Walcott 1883 [synonym], Merocrinus typus Walcott 1883 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Katian to the top of the Chatfieldian or 453.00000 to 451.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Shermanian | USA (New York) | Merocrinus corroboratus, Merocrinus typus (76092) | |
| Chatfieldian | USA (New York) | Merocrinus corroboratus, Merocrinus typus (76091) | |
| Katian | USA (New York) | Merocrinus curtus (236743) |