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Palaeocomaster

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Solanocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Palaeocomaster was named by Gislen (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett-l J Tith-u Sepkoski's reference number: 934]. It is not extant. Its type is Actinometra guirandi.

It was assigned to Comatulida by Rasmussen (1961) and Sepkoski (2002); and to Solanocrinitidae by Hess and Messing (2011) and Hess (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Palaeocomaster Gislen
1961Palaeocomaster Rasmussen p. 356
2002Palaeocomaster Sepkoski
2011Palaeocomaster Hess and Messing p. 77
2012Palaeocomaster Hess p. 229

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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
superfamilySolanocrinitoideaJaekel 1918
familySolanocrinitidaeJaekel 1918
genusPalaeocomasterGislen 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. †Palaeocomaster Gislen 1924
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†Palaeocomaster angelini Gislen 1924
†Palaeocomaster guirandi de Loriol 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available