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Quinquecaudex

Crinoidea - Cupulocrinidae

Taxonomy
Quienquecaudex was named by Brower and Veinus (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l O Ashg-l Sepkoski's reference number: 239].

It was corrected as Quinquecaudex by Ausich (1998) and Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Dendrocrinidae by Brower and Veinus (1982) and Brower (1995); to Cupulocrinidae by Ausich (1998); and to Cladida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Quienquecaudex Brower and Veinus
1995Quienquecaudex Brower p. 958
1998Quinquecaudex Ausich p. 21
2002Quinquecaudex Sepkoski

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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)
superorderFlexibilia(Zittel 1895)
familyCupulocrinidaeMoore and Laudon 1943
genusQuinquecaudex()

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. †Quinquecaudex Brower and Veinus 1982
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Quienquecaudex springeri Kolata 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available