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Metutharocrinus cockei

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Pirasocrinidae

Taxonomy
Metutharocrinus cockei was named by Moore and Strimple (1973). It is not extant. Its type specimen is SUI 33364 (dorsal cup). Its type locality is Big Frog Bayou - south side bridge (Loc. 21), which is in a Morrowan marine limestone/shale in the Bloyd Formation of Arkansas. It is the type species of Metutharocrinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Metutharocrinus cockei Moore and Strimple

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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
genusMetutharocrinusMoore and Strimple 1973
speciescockei

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.

†Metutharocrinus cockei Moore and Strimple 1973
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Diagnosis
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