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Elpidocrinus

Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Rhodocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Elpidocrinus was named by Strimple (1963) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl-l]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Elpidocrinus Strimple
1978Elpidocrinus Ubaghs et al. p. T427
2002Elpidocrinus 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)
genusElpidocrinusStrimple 1963

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. †Elpidocrinus Strimple 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available