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Eleutherocrinus

Blastoidea - Pentremitida - Hyperoblastidae

Taxonomy
Eleutherocrinus was named by Shumard and Yandell (1856) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife-l D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 322]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pentremitidae by Beaver et al. (1967); to Hyperoblastidae by Waters and Horowitz (1993); and to Spiraculata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Eleutherocrinus Shumard and Yandell p. 73
1967Eleutherocrinus Beaver et al. p. S438
1993Eleutherocrinus Waters and Horowitz
2002Eleutherocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderPentremitidaMatsumoto 1929
familyHyperoblastidaeFay 1964
genusEleutherocrinusShumard and Yandell 1856

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. †Eleutherocrinus Shumard and Yandell 1856
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Eleutherocrinus cassedayi Shumard and Yandell 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available