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Microcrinus

Crinoidea - Comatulida

Taxonomy
Microcrinus was named by Emmons (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo. Not homonym Microcrinus Terquem & Piette 1865, now replaced by crinoid Acariaeocrinus]. It is not extant. Its type is Microcrinus conoideus.

It was assigned to Comatulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Comatulidina by Hess and Messing (2011).

Species
M. conoideus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Microcrinus Emmons
2002Microcrinus Sepkoski
2011Microcrinus Hess and Messing p. 146

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
RankNameAuthor
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
—Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
—Eucladida
subclassArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
genusMicrocrinusEmmons 1858

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. †Microcrinus Emmons 1858
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†Microcrinus conoideus Emmons 1858
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available