Hypalocrinus is a monotypic genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Isocrinidae. The only species is Hypalocrinus naresianus.[1]
| Hypalocrinus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Crinoidea |
| Order: | Isocrinida |
| Family: | Isocrinidae |
| Genus: | Hypalocrinus Clark, 1908 |
| Species: | H. naresianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypalocrinus naresianus (Carpenter, 1884)
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The species is found in Malesia.[1]
A study comparing ontogenetic development of brachial articulations suggest that Hypalocrinus may in fact be a synonym of Neocrinus, belonging to that genus.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Hypalocrinus AH Clark, 1908". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ Améziane, Nadia; Eléaume, Marc; Roux, Michel (4 January 2021). "Ontogeny of non-muscular brachial articulations in Balanocrininae (Echinodermata, Crinoidea): iterative trajectories or phylogenetic significance?". Zoomorphology. 140 (March 2021): 47–67. doi:10.1007/s00435-020-00508-y. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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