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Isorophus

Edrioasteroidea - Isorophidae

Taxonomy
Isorophus was named by Foerste (1916) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l S Ludl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 318,319]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Isorophidae.

It was assigned to Agelacrinitidae by Regnéll (1966); to Isorophida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Isorophidae by Sumrall and Zamora (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Isorophus Foerste
1966Isorophus Regnéll
2002Isorophus Sepkoski
2011Isorophus Sumrall and Zamora p. 441

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
suborderIsorophinaBell 1976
familyIsorophidaeBell 1976
genusIsorophusFoerste 1916

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.

G. †Isorophus Foerste 1916
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Isorophus africanus Sumrall and Zamora 2011
Isorophus austini Foerste 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available