Moore and Strimple (1973) reclassified the family Sagenocrinidae to superfamily Sagenocrinitacea
Alternative spelling: Sagenocrinitacea
Parent taxon: Sagenocrinida according to G. D. Webster and D. W. Webster 2012
See also Mao et al. 2018, Ubaghs et al. 1978, Webster 2012, Webster and Lane 1987 and Webster et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Cryptanisocrinus, Homalocrinidae, Icthyocrinacea, Icthyocrinoidea, Lecanocrinacea, Lecanocrinoidea, Lecocrinus, Nummicrinus, Pabianocrinus, Paraclidochirus, Paranisocrinus, Proanisocrinus, Sagenocrinoidea, Tagenocrinus
Subtaxa: Sagenocrinitidae
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (1 collection), Italy (1), United States (3: Nevada)
• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Alberta), Iran (1), United States (6: Kentucky, Tennessee)
• Devonian of Australia (3), China (1)
• Silurian of Canada (7: Québec), the United Kingdom (2), United States (1: Tennessee)
Total: 27 collections including 30 occurrences