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Trachelocrinidae
Taxonomy
Trachelocrinidae was named by Sprinkle (1973).
It was assigned to Trachelocrinida by Sprinkle (1973).
It was assigned to Trachelocrinida by Sprinkle (1973).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1973 | Trachelocrinidae Sprinkle p. 123 |
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Fm. †Trachelocrinidae Sprinkle 1973
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. Sprinkle 1973 | Eocrinoids (?) with an irregular globular calyx lacking epispires, well-developed columnal-bearing stem, and unusual food-gathering appendages consisting of 3-5 biserial "arms" (= ambulacra?) bearing biserial "pinnules" (= brachioles?) attached together to a single projection containing the mouth on the calyx summit. Middle(?)-late Cambrian. |