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Platycrinites omanensis

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Platycrinitidae

Taxonomy
Platycrinites omanensis was named by Webster and Sevastopulo (2007). Its type specimen is TCD 59010, a calyx, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jebel Qarari, Al Ashkharak, which is in an Artinskian offshore shelf shale/limestone in the Al Jil Formation of Oman.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Platycrinites omanensis Webster and Sevastopulo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderGlyptocrininaMoore 1952
superfamilyPlatycrinitaceaAustin and Austin 1843
familyPlatycrinitidaeBassler 1938
genusPlatycrinitesMiller 1821
speciesomanensis

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.

†Platycrinites omanensis Webster and Sevastopulo 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available