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Osteocrinus sinensis

Crinoidea - Roveacrinida - Somphocrinidae

Taxonomy
Osteocrinus sinensis was named by Hess et al. (2016). Its type specimen is MHI 1879/1/2, a calyx, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Osteocrinus sinensis Hess et al.

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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)
orderRoveacrinidaSieverts-Doreck
familySomphocrinidae
genusOsteocrinusKristan-Tollmann 1970
speciessinensis

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.

Osteocrinus sinensis Hess et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
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