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Ossicrinus

Crinoidea - Roveacrinida - Somphocrinidae

Taxonomy
Ossicrinus was named by Kristan-Tollmann (1970) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-u Tr Carn-l Sepkoski's reference number: 980]. Its type is Ossicrinus reticulatus.

It was assigned to Roveacrinida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Somphocrinidae by Hess and Messing (2011).

Species
O. reticulatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Ossicrinus Kristan-Tollmann p. 788
2002Ossicrinus Sepkoski
2011Ossicrinus Hess and Messing p. 215

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderRoveacrinidaSieverts-Doreck
familySomphocrinidae
genusOssicrinusKristan-Tollmann 1970

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. †Ossicrinus Kristan-Tollmann 1970
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Ossicrinus reticulatus Kristan-Tollmann 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available