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Metaperimestocrinus aoertuensis

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Pirasocrinidae

Taxonomy
Metaperimestocrinus aoertuensis was named by Webster et al. (2009). Its type specimen is NIGP 149175, a calyx, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Taoshuyuan, which is in a Moscovian shallow subtidal grainstone/packstone in the Aoertu Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Metaperimestocrinus aoertuensis Webster et al. p. 248

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
—Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
—Eucladida
superorderCyathoformes
orderDendrocrinida
superfamilyPirasocrinoidea(Moore and Laudon 1943)
familyPirasocrinidaeMoore and Laudon 1943
genusMetaperimestocrinusStrimple 1961
speciesaoertuensis

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.

†Metaperimestocrinus aoertuensis Webster et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
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