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Alphacrinidae

Crinoidea - Alphacrinidae

Taxonomy
Alphacrinidae was named by Guensburg (2010).

It was assigned to Disparida by Guensburg (2010).

Subtaxa
Alphacrinus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Alphacrinidae Guensburg p. 1213

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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)
familyAlphacrinidae
familyAlphacrinidae

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.

Fm. †Alphacrinidae Guensburg 2010
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G. †Alphacrinus Guensburg 2010
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†Alphacrinus mansfieldi Guensburg 2010
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. E. Guensburg 2010Disparids expressing interbrachial and posterior (CD) cup plate fields.