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Megistocrinus depressus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Batocrinidae

Taxonomy
Megistocrinus depressus was named by Hall (1862). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Megistocrinus depressus Hall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderCompsocrininaUbaghs 1978
superfamilyCarpocrinaceade Koninck and LeHon 1854
familyBatocrinidaeWachsmuth and Springer 1881
subfamilyPeriechocrininaeSpringer
genusMegistocrinusOwen and Shumard 1852
speciesdepressusHall 1862

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available