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Gaurocrinus

Crinoidea - Reteocrinidae

Taxonomy
Gaurocrinus was named by Miller (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-m]. It is not extant. Its type is Gaurocrinus nealli.

It was assigned to Diplobathrida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Reteocrinidae by Ausich and Copper (2010), Cole (2017) and Ausich and Cournoyer (2019).

Species
G. fimbriatus, G. nealli (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Gaurocrinus Miller
2002Gaurocrinus Sepkoski
2010Gaurocrinus Ausich and Copper p. 10
2017Gaurocrinus Cole p. 820
2019Gaurocrinus Ausich and Cournoyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
familyReteocrinidaeWachsmuth and Springer 1885
genusGaurocrinusMiller 1883

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. †Gaurocrinus Miller 1883
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†Gaurocrinus fimbriatus Billings 1859
†Gaurocrinus nealli Hall 1866
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available