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Agaricocrinus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Coelocrinidae

Taxonomy
Agaricocrinus was named by Austin (1851) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l C Vise-l Sepkoski's reference number: 986]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Coelocrinidae by Webster and Lane (1987); and to Monobathrida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Agaricocrinus Austin
1987Agaricocrinus Webster and Lane p. 8
2002Agaricocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderMonobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
suborderCompsocrininaUbaghs 1978
superfamilyCarpocrinoidea(de Koninck and LeHon 1854)
familyCoelocrinidaeBather 1899
genusAgaricocrinusAustin 1851

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. †Agaricocrinus Austin 1851
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Agaricocrinus acugalerus Webster and Lane 1987
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. D. Webster and N. G. Lane 1987Calyx small to large, flattened biconvex to inverted conical; base slightly to deeply concave, BB and RR commonly not visible in lateral view; iIBrr and primanal elongate. Tegmenal plates commonly large, tumid or nodose; CD 0 commonly bearing large node or spine. Anal opening near top of tegmen posterior to CD 0, may be on short anal tube. Free arms long, deep plated, commonly 10, or up to 4 arms in each but A ray.