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Aphelecrinidae

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Aphelecrinidae

Taxonomy
Aphelecrinidae was named by Strimple (1967).

It was assigned to Scytalocrinacea by Ubaghs et al. (1978); and to Scytalocrinoidea by Webster and Jell (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Aphelecrinidae Strimple
1978Aphelecrinidae Ubaghs et al. p. T653
1992Aphelecrinidae Webster and Jell p. 337

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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
superfamilyScytalocrinoidea()
familyAphelecrinidaeStrimple 1967
familyAphelecrinidaeStrimple 1967

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.

Fm. †Aphelecrinidae Strimple 1967
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G. †Aphelecrinus Kirk 1944
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Aphelecrinus tensus Whidborne 1896
G. †Cosmetocrinus Kirk 1941
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Cosmetocrinus middalyaensis Webster and Jell 1992
G. †Paracosmetocrinus Strimple 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available