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Ekteinocrinus battleshipensis

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Bridgerocrinidae

Taxonomy
Ekteinocrinus battleshipensis was named by Webster and Lane (2007) [Genus and species unknown, species A in Lane & Webster, 1966 (p. 56; pl. 9, fig. 7)]. Its type specimen is USNM 529079, a calyx, and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Ekteinocrinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Ekteinocrinus battleshipensis Webster and Lane p. 958 figs. 2.1-2.3

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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
superorderCyathoformes
orderDendrocrinida
familyBridgerocrinidae
genusEkteinocrinus
speciesbattleshipensis

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.

†Ekteinocrinus battleshipensis Webster and Lane 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available