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Balacrinus

Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Rhodocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Balacrinus was named by Ramsbottom (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Archaeocrinidae by Ubaghs et al. (1978); to Rhodocrinitidae by Ausich (1998); and to Diplobathrida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Coelocrinus Meek and Wothen
1961Balacrinus Ramsbottom
1978Balacrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T416
1998Balacrinus Ausich p. 23
2002Balacrinus Sepkoski
2002Coelocrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassCamerataWachsmuth and Springer 1885
infraclassEucamerataCole 2017
orderDiplobathridaMoore and Laudon 1943
superfamilyRhodocrinitoideaRoemer 1855
familyRhodocrinitidae(Roemer 1855)
genusBalacrinusRamsbottom 1961

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. †Balacrinus Ramsbottom 1961
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Invalid names: Coelocrinus Meek and Wothen 1865 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available