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Platyhexacrinus

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Hexacrinitidae

Taxonomy
Platyhexacrinus was named by Schmidt (1913) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi D Eife]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hexacrinitidae by Ubaghs et al. (1978); and to Monobathrida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Platyhexacrinus Schmidt
1978Platyhexacrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T475
2002Platyhexacrinus 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
superfamilyHexacrinitaceaWachsmuth and Springer 1885
familyHexacrinitidae(Wachsmuth and Springer 1885)
genusPlatyhexacrinusSchmidt 1913

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. †Platyhexacrinus Schmidt 1913
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Diagnosis
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