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Cryptotaxis

Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Cryptotaxidae

Taxonomy
Cryptotaxis is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Cryptotaxidae.

It was assigned to Cryptotaxidae by Clark et al. (1981); and to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Cryptotaxis Clark et al. p. W157
2002Cryptotaxis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumConodontophorida()
RankNameAuthor
classConodonta
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
suborderOzarkodininaDzik 1976
superfamilyPolygnathaceaBassler 1925
familyCryptotaxidaeKlapper and Philip 1972
genusCryptotaxis

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.

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Diagnosis
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