Hypalocrinus

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Hypalocrinus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Order: Isocrinida
Family: Isocrinidae
Genus: Hypalocrinus
Clark, 1908
Species:
H. naresianus
Binomial name
Hypalocrinus naresianus
(Carpenter, 1884)

Hypalocrinus is a monotypic genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Isocrinidae. The only species is Hypalocrinus naresianus. [1]

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

  1. 1 2 "Hypalocrinus AH Clark, 1908". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. 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.