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Elaeacrinus

Blastoidea - Spiraculata - Nucleocrinidae

Taxonomy
Elaeacrinus was named by Roemer (1851) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Elaeacrinus Roemer p. 379
1967Elaeacrinus Beaver et al. p. S432
2002Elaeacrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
subclassEublastoideaBather 1899
orderSpiraculataJaekel 1918
familyNucleocrinidaeBather 1899
genusElaeacrinusRoemer 1851

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. †Elaeacrinus Roemer 1851
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Elaeacrinus verneuili Troost 1841
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available