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Ptychocrinus

Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Dimerocrinitidae

Taxonomy
Ptychocrinus was named by Wachsmuth and Springer (1885) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-m S Ldov-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dimerocrinitidae by Ausich and Dravage (1988); and to Diplobathrida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Ptychocrinus Wachsmuth and Springer
1988Ptychocrinus Ausich and Dravage
2002Ptychocrinus 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
superfamilyDimerocrinitaceavon Zittel 1879
familyDimerocrinitidaevon Zittel 1879
genusPtychocrinusWachsmuth and Springer 1885

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. †Ptychocrinus Wachsmuth and Springer 1885
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Ptychocrinus mullochillensis Fearnhead and Donovan 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available