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Meniscocrinus

Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Meniscocrinus was named by Ausich and Kammer (1996).

It was assigned to Cyathocrinitidae by Lee et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Meniscocrinus Ausich and Kammer
2005Meniscocrinus Lee et al. p. 348 fig. 2.1,2.2

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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
superorderCyathoformes
orderCyathocrinida(Bather 1899)
superfamilyCyathocrinitoidea(Roemer 1854)
familyCyathocrinitidaeRoemer 1854
genusMeniscocrinusAusich and Kammer 1996

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.

G. †Meniscocrinus Ausich and Kammer 1996
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Diagnosis
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