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Metacrinus
Taxonomy
Metacrinus was named by Carpenter (1882) [Sepkoski's age data: ]. It is extant. Its type is Metacrinus wyvillei. It is the type genus of Metacrininae.
It was assigned to Isocrinidae by Meyer and Oji (1993) and Stilwell et al. (1994); to Isocrinida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Metacrininae by Hess and Messing (2011).
It was assigned to Isocrinidae by Meyer and Oji (1993) and Stilwell et al. (1994); to Isocrinida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Metacrininae by Hess and Messing (2011).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1882 | Metacrinus Carpenter |
1993 | Metacrinus Meyer and Oji p. 253 |
1994 | Metacrinus Stilwell et al. p. 138 |
2002 | Metacrinus Sepkoski |
2011 | Metacrinus Hess and Messing p. 67 |
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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. Metacrinus Carpenter 1882
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†Metacrinus fossilis Rasmussen 1979
Metacrinus wyvillei Carpenter 1884
Metacrinus wyvillii Carpenter 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available