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Ophiurocrinus

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Scytalocrinidae

Taxonomy
Ophiurocrinus was named by Jaekel (1918) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-u C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 906]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Ophiurocrinus Jaekel
1978Ophiurocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T645
2002Ophiurocrinus 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
orderDendrocrinida
superfamilyScytalocrinacea
familyScytalocrinidaeMoore and Laudon 1943
genusOphiurocrinusJaekel 1918

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. †Ophiurocrinus Jaekel 1918
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Diagnosis
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