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Protocrinites

Glyptosphaeritida - Protocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Protocrinites was named by Eichwald (1840). Its type is Protocrinites oviformis.

It was assigned to Protocrinitidae by Kesling (1963) and Bockelie (1984); and to Diploporita by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. oviformis (type species), P. rugatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Protocrinites Eichwald
1963Protocrinites Kesling p. 114
1984Protocrinites Bockelie
2002Protocrinites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
orderGlyptosphaeritida(Bernard 1895)
familyProtocrinitidaeBather 1899
genusProtocrinitesEichwald 1840

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.

G. †Protocrinites Eichwald 1840
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Protocrinites oviformis Eichwald 1840
Protocrinites rugatus Bockelie 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available