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Ptilometridae

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Ptilometridae

Taxonomy
Ptilometrinae was named by Clark (1914). It is extant. Its type is Ptilometra.

It was reranked as the family Ptilometridae by Hess and Messing (2011).

It was assigned to Tropiometroidea by Hess and Messing (2011).

Subtaxa
Ptilometra (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Ptilometridae Hess and Messing p. 119

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
—Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
—Eucladida
subclassArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
superfamilyTropiometroidea(Clark 1908)
familyPtilometridae(Clark 1914)
familyPtilometridae(Clark 1914)

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. Ptilometridae Clark 1914
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G. Ptilometra Clark 1907
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Ptilometra macronema Mueller 1841
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available