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Othneiocrinus

Crinoidea - Homocrinida - Atopocrinidae

Taxonomy
Othneiocrinus was named by Lane (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Atopocrinus priscus.

It was assigned to Atopocrinidae by Ausich (1998); and to Disparida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Atopocrinus Lane pp. 14 - 15
1978Othneiocrinus Lane p. T594
1998Othneiocrinus Ausich p. 26
2002Atopocrinus Sepkoski
2002Othneiocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Disparida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
orderHomocrinida
familyAtopocrinidaeWarn and Strimple 1977
genusOthneiocrinus

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. †Othneiocrinus Lane 1978
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Othneiocrinus priscus Lane 1970
Invalid names: Atopocrinus Lane 1970 [replaced]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. G. Lane 1970 (Atopocrinus)Heterocrinoid with three pbtes in the C ray between· the basals and anal X; a ,compound radial in the E ray, and some compound free brachials that have two pinnules, one on each side, to a.brach .