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Ampheristocrinus

Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Euspirocrinidae

Taxonomy
Ampheristocrinus was named by Hall (1879) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl S Ludl]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Ampheristocrinus Hall
1978Ampheristocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T583
2002Ampheristocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
superorderCyathoformes
orderCyathocrinida(Bather 1899)
superfamilyCyathocrinitoidea(Roemer 1854)
familyEuspirocrinidaeBather 1890
genusAmpheristocrinusHall 1879

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. †Ampheristocrinus Hall 1879
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Diagnosis
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