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Cheirocystella languedociunus

Rhombifera - Cheirocrinidae

Taxonomy
Cheirocrinus languedocianus was named by Thoral (1935) [? Cheirocrinus languedocianus]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Layer H, Saint-Chinian, Montagne Noire, which is in a Floian deep subtidal shelf shale/sandstone in the Couches de la Maurerie Formation of France.

It was recombined as Cheirocystella languedociunus by Paul (1972).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Cheirocrinus languedocianus Thoral p. 115 figs. pl. 7 figs. 5-7
1972Cheirocystella languedociunus Paul p. 25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyCheirocrinidaeJaekel 1899
genusCheirocystella
specieslanguedociunus(Thoral 1935)

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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