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Blastoidocrinus nevadensis

Parablastoidea - Blastocystidae

Taxonomy
Blastoidocrinus nevadensis was named by Sprinkle (1973). Its type specimen is MCZ 613 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is MJ-1. West-side flank beds beside the large bioherm, Meiklejohn Peak, which is in a Rangerian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Antelope Valley Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Blastoidocrinus nevadensis Sprinkle pp. 152 - 154 figs. Plate 37, figures 1-18; Text-figure 37C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderParablastoideaHudson 1907
familyBlastocystidaeJaekel 1918
genusBlastoidocrinusBillings 1859
speciesnevadensis

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.

†Blastoidocrinus nevadensis Sprinkle 1973
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Diagnosis
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