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Chariocrinus japonicus
Taxonomy
Chariocrinus japonicus was named by Hunter et al. (2011). Its type specimen is UMUT-ME 30336, a stem, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mitarai, Shokawa [Mitarai Fm], which is in a Berriasian offshore shale in the Mitarai Formation of Japan.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Chariocrinus japonicus Hunter et al. p. 117 figs. figs. 2, 3 |
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†Chariocrinus japonicus Hunter et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| A. W. Hunter et al. 2011 | Chariocrinus with nine columnals per noditaxis, low columnal height, articular facet pentalobate to sub-pentagonal, latera displaying a median ridge that disappears over the interradii. |