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Cupressocrinites

Crinoidea

Taxonomy
Cupressocrinites was named by Goldfuss (1831) [Sepkoski's age data: D l D Fras-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1065]. It is the type genus of Cupressocrinitidae, Cupressocrinitacea.

It was assigned to Cupressocrinitidae by Ubaghs et al. (1978), Webster et al. (1999); to Cladida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Articuliformes by Wright (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Cupressocrinites Goldfuss p. 212 figs. 4, Pl. 64
1978Cupressocrinites Ubaghs et al. p. T656
1999Cupressocrinites Webster et al. p. 467
2002Cupressocrinites Sepkoski
2017Cupressocrinites Wright

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
ArticuliformesWright 2017
genusCupressocrinitesGoldfuss 1831

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. †Cupressocrinites Goldfuss 1831
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available