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Colpodecrinus

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Colpodecrinidae

Taxonomy
Colpodecrinus was named by Sprinkle and Kolata (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Colpodecrinidae.

It was assigned to Colpodecrinidae by Ausich (1998); and to Diplobathrida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Colpodecrinus Sprinkle and Kolata
1998Colpodecrinus Ausich p. 20
2002Colpodecrinus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
superorderCyathoformes
orderDendrocrinida
superfamilyDendrocrinaceaWachsmuth and Springer 1886
familyColpodecrinidaeSprinkle and Kolata 1982
genusColpodecrinusSprinkle and Kolata 1982

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. †Colpodecrinus Sprinkle and Kolata 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available