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Scytalocrinacea
Taxonomy
Scytalocrinacea was named by Moore and Laudon (1943). Its type is Scytalocrinidae.
It was corrected as Scytalocrinoidea by Webster and Jell (1999), Webster et al. (2009), Webster and Webster (2012), Webster and Donovan (2015), Webster et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Cladida by Webster and Jell (1999); to Poteriocrinina by Ubaghs et al. (1978), Arendt (1981), Webster et al. (1999); to Cladida by Pabian and Rushlau (2002); to Dendrocrinina by Kammer and Roeser (2012); to Dendrocrinida by Webster and Lane (2007), Webster et al. (2009), Webster and Webster (2012), Webster and Donovan (2015); and to Cyathoformes by Webster et al. (2025).
It was corrected as Scytalocrinoidea by Webster and Jell (1999), Webster et al. (2009), Webster and Webster (2012), Webster and Donovan (2015), Webster et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Cladida by Webster and Jell (1999); to Poteriocrinina by Ubaghs et al. (1978), Arendt (1981), Webster et al. (1999); to Cladida by Pabian and Rushlau (2002); to Dendrocrinina by Kammer and Roeser (2012); to Dendrocrinida by Webster and Lane (2007), Webster et al. (2009), Webster and Webster (2012), Webster and Donovan (2015); and to Cyathoformes by Webster et al. (2025).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1943 | Scytalocrinacea Moore and Laudon |
| 1978 | Scytalocrinacea Ubaghs et al. p. T638 |
| 1981 | Scytalocrinacea Arendt p. 83 |
| 1999 | Scytalocrinacea Webster et al. p. 470 |
| 1999 | Scytalocrinoidea Webster and Jell p. 328 |
| 2002 | Scytalocrinacea Pabian and Rushlau |
| 2007 | Scytalocrinacea Webster and Lane p. 958 |
| 2009 | Scytalocrinoidea Webster et al. p. 246 |
| 2012 | Scytalocrinacea Kammer and Roeser p. 476 |
| 2012 | Scytalocrinoidea Webster and Webster |
| 2015 | Scytalocrinoidea Webster and Donovan p. 500 |
| 2025 | Scytalocrinoidea Webster et al. p. 669 |
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Superfm. †Scytalocrinacea Moore and Laudon 1943
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Fm. †Aphelecrinidae Strimple 1967
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G. †Cosmetocrinus Kirk 1941
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†Cosmetocrinus crineus Hall 1863
†Cosmetocrinus gracilis Kirk 1941
†Cosmetocrinus middalyaensis Webster and Jell 1992
Fm. †Cercidocrinidae Moore and Laudon 1943
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Fm. †Sostronocrinidae Lane et al. 2001
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G. †Haertocrinus Moore and Plummer 1940
G. †Tundracrinus Yakovlev 1928
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Famennian to the top of the Kungurian or 372.15000 to 274.40000 Ma
Collections (21 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Famennian | China (Xinjiang) | Cosmetocrinus parvus (3562) | |
| Famennian | Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) | Cosmetocrinus sp. (38295 38302) Paracosmetocrinus sp. (38329) | |
| Late/Upper Famennian | Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) | Cosmetocrinus sp., Paracosmetocrinus sp. (38304) | |
| Hastarian | Iran (Kerman) | Paracosmetocrinus delicatus (201824) | |
| Kinderhookian | USA (Ohio) | Ascetocrinus whitei, Cosmetocrinus crineus, Paracosmetocrinus richfieldensis, Paracosmetocrinus corycia (236671) Cuyahogacrinus lodiensis, Paracosmetocrinus richfieldensis, Paracosmetocrinus corycia (276404) | |
| Kinderhookian | Canada (Alberta) | Cosmetocrinus sp. (8610) | |
| Kinderhookian | USA (Utah) | Paracosmetocrinus lundi (42028) | |
| Kinderhookian | USA (Iowa) | Paracosmetocrinus sp. (73163 73273) | |
| Early/Lower Mississippian | USA (California) | Hypselocrinus pleias (226745) | |
| Hastarian - Ivorian | Iran (Kerman) | Paracosmetocrinus delicatus (57115) | |
| Tournaisian | USA (Kentucky) | Coeliocrinus subspinosus (65691) | |
| Chadian - Arundian | USA (Kentucky) | Cosmetocrinus gracilis (37879) | |
| Brigantian | United Kingdom | Cosmetocrinus dunlopi (90823 90826) | |
| Sakmarian | Oman | Coeliocrinus arenaceous (101078) | |
| Sakmarian | Australia (Western Australia) | Cosmetocrinus middalyaensis (120568) | |
| Kungurian | Venezuela (Merida) | Haertocrinus sp. (41505) |