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Orophocrinus

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Orophocrinidae

Taxonomy
Orophocrinus was named by von Seebach (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-u C Vise-u Sepkoski's reference number: 82,1246]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Orophocrinidae.

It was assigned to Orophocrinidae by Beaver et al. (1967); and to Fissiculata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Orophocrinus von Seebach pp. 110-111
1967Orophocrinus Beaver et al. p. S409
2002Orophocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderFissiculataJaekel 1918
familyOrophocrinidaeJaekel 1918
genusOrophocrinusvon Seebach 1865

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. †Orophocrinus von Seebach 1865
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Orophocrinus catactus Rowley 1900
Orophocrinus celticus Macurda Jr. 1965
Orophocrinus conicus Wachsmuth and Springer 1888
Orophocrinus gracilis Meek and Worthern 1870
Orophocrinus orbignyanus de Koninck 1842
Orophocrinus praelongus Bailey 1886
Orophocrinus saltensis Macurda Jr. 1965
Orophocrinus stelliformis Owen and Shumard 1850
Orophocrinus versus Cumberland 1826
Orophocrinus verus Breimer and Macurda, Jr. 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available