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Discometra

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Himerometridae

Taxonomy
Discometra was named by Gislen (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi].

It was assigned to Comatulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Himerometridae by Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Discometra Gislen p. 180
2002Discometra Sepkoski
2011Discometra Hess and Messing p. 107

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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
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
superfamilyMariametroidea(Rasmussen 1978)
familyHimerometridaeClark 1908
genusDiscometraGislen 1924

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. †Discometra Gislen 1924
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Discometra rhodanica Fontannes 1877
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Invalid names: Antedon meneghinianus Fontannes 1877 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available