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Polygonocrinus spiniferus

Crinoidea - Pisocrinida - Pisocrinidae

Taxonomy
Polygonocrinus spiniferus was named by Strimple and Moore (1971). Its type specimen is IGS42P109. Its type locality is LaSalle Limestone Member, Bond Fm., near Pontiac, Livingstone County, IL, which is in a Missourian marine shale/limestone in the Bond Formation of Illinois.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Polygonocrinus spiniferus Strimple and Moore p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
superorderDisparida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
orderPisocrinida
familyPisocrinidaeAngelin 1878
genusPolygonocrinusStrimple 1961
speciesspiniferus

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.

†Polygonocrinus spiniferus Strimple and Moore 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available