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Echinoencrinites senckenbergii

Rhombifera - Echinoencrinitidae

Taxonomy
Echinoencrinites senckenbergii was named by von Meyer (1826). It is the type species of Echinoencrinites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Echinoencrinites senckenbergii Meyer
1826Echinoencrinites senckenbergii von Meyer
2016Echinoencrinites senckenbergii Paul and Rozhnov p. 265

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyGlyptocystitoida(Bather 1899)
familyEchinoencrinitidaeBather 1899
genusEchinoencrinitesvon Meyer 1826
speciessenckenbergiivon Meyer 1826

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. R. C. Paul and S. V. Rozhnov 2016Echinoencrinitid genus with all plate circlets closed, three plates surrounding periproct, disjunct pectinirhombs with discrete dichopores and five ambulacra with up to three brachioles each (Fig. 4b).